American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World
Airdate
September 15, 2014
Sideline Reporter
Jenn Brown
Best
Team Europe, Champion
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World was the second installment of American Ninja Warrior's international tournament, which was premiered on September 15th, 2014, one week after the American Ninja Warrior 6 's season finale.
Competitors [ ]
Among the 5 members of Team USA from the previous tournament , 3 of them (Brian Arnold , Paul Kasemir , and Travis Rosen ) returned for this tournament. The last 2 men standing from American Ninja Warrior 6 (Joe Moravsky and Elet Hall ) joined those 3 competitors, making up Team USA.
Team Japan only replaced Urushihara Yuuji in favor of Morimoto Yลซsuke .
Team Europe made their debut in this tournament, 2 of which (Tim Shieff and Vadym Kuvakin ) had competed on American Ninja Warrior before. 2 members of Team Europe (Stefano Ghisolfi and Sean McColl ) were also the professional rock climbers.
Team USA
Team Japan
Team Europe
Competition Format [ ]
Unlike on the previous tournament , due to 3 teams competing, the competition worked as follows:
From Stage One to Stage Three, there were 3 heats in each stage. Each heat consisted of 3 competitors (1 competitor from each team).
In each heat, the competitor who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would receive points for their respective team: 1 point for Stage One, 2 points for Stage Two, and 3 points for Stage Three.
The points would be accumulated among those stages, and the team who got the highest points would be the champion of the tournament.
If there were multiple teams tied, each team would send one member to attempt Stage Four, and whoever reached the top of the tower in the fastest time would win the tournament championship for their team.
There were no time limit across all stages.
Stage One [ ]
Obstacles [ ]
โ Piston Road
โก Giant Ring
โข Silk Slider
โฃ Jumping Spider
โค Half Pipe Attack
โฅ Warped Wall
โฆ Spinning Bridge
โง Final Climb (Tarzan Rope + Rope Ladder fusion)
Results [ ]
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Heat 1
Team USA
Joe Moravsky
Clear (1:12.72)
Team USA
Team Japan
Yamamoto Shingo
4. Jumping Spider
Team Europe
Vadym Kuvakin
8. Final Climb
Timed out, because he failed to beat Joe Moravsky's time.
Heat 2
Team Japan
Kanno Hitoshi
6. Warped Wall
Withdrew after 4 attempts due to fatigue.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Tim Shieff
Clear (1:02.70)
American Ninja Warrior's Stage One Speed Record.
Team USA
Elet Hall
3. Silk Slider
His hand touched the water.
Heat 3
Team USA
Paul Kasemir
Clear (1:17.21)
Team USA
Team Europe
Miska Sutela
6. Warped Wall
Timed out, because he failed to beat Paul Kasemir's time.
Team Japan
Asa Kazuma
4. Jumping Spider
Standings After Stage One [ ]
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
2 points
2nd
Team Europe
1 point
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Two [ ]
Obstacles [ ]
โ Rope Jungle
โก Double Salmon Ladder
โข Unstable Bridge
โฃ Butterfly Wall
โค Metal Spin
โฅ Wall Lift
Results [ ]
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Heat 1
Team Japan
Morimoto Yลซsuke
4. Butterfly Wall
Failed to reach and grab the wall.
Team USA
Team Europe
Stefano Ghisolfi
2. Double Salmon Ladder
Fell at the second rung of the first ladder.
Team USA
Brian Arnold
Clear (2:55.57)
Heat 2
Team Europe
Tim Shieff
5. Metal Spin
His feet skimmed the water.
Team USA
Team Japan
Matachi Ryo
1. Rope Jungle
Digest. Spent more than 53 seconds at the obstacle.
Team USA
Travis Rosen
Clear (1:48.00)
Heat 3
Team Japan
Kanno Hitoshi
1. Rope Jungle
Digest. Spent more than 90 seconds at the obstacle.
Team Europe
Team USA
Elet Hall
Clear (2:06.32)
Team Europe
Sean McColl
Clear (1:46.51)
Standings After Stage Two [ ]
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
6 points
2nd
Team Europe
3 points
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Three [ ]
Obstacles [ ]
โ Cannonball Incline
โก Doorknob Grasper
โข Floating Boards
โฃ Ultimate Cliffhanger
โค Propeller Bar
โฅ Hang Climb
โฆ Spider Flip
โง Flying Bar
Results [ ]
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Heat 1
Team Japan
Asa Kazuma
1. Cannonball Incline
Fell at the third ball.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Vadym Kuvakin
6. Hang Climb
Team USA
Paul Kasemir
1. Cannonball Incline
Fell while trying to make the transition to the Doorknob Grasper.
Heat 2
Team Japan
Morimoto Yลซsuke
Clear (5:38.91)
First competitor to complete American Ninja Warrior's Stage Three.
Team Europe
Team USA
Joe Moravsky
6. Hang Climb
Team Europe
Stefano Ghisolfi
Clear (4:46.89)
Second competitor and first European to complete American Ninja Warrior's Stage Three.
Heat 3
Team Japan
Matachi Ryo
Clear (5:04.67)
Third competitor to complete American Ninja Warrior's Stage Three.
Team USA
Team Europe
Sean McColl
8. Flying Bar
Fell at the fourth Cradle.
Team USA
Brian Arnold
Clear (4:39.90)
Fourth competitor and first American to complete American Ninja Warrior's Stage Three.
Standings After Stage Three [ ]
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
9 points
1st
Team Europe
9 points
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Four [ ]
Obstacles [ ]
โ Rope Climb (77 feet)
Results [ ]
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team USA
Travis Rosen
Clear (0:35.77)
McColl reached the top of the tower in the fastest time. First time this version of Stage Four has been attempted.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Sean McColl
Clear (0:35.46)
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World champion: Team Europe
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