American Ninja Warrior 7's Coin Flip in Stage One
American Ninja Warrior 7's Coin Flip (side view)
Coin Flip is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the seventh obstacle in Stage One on American Ninja Warrior 7, replacing the Spinning Bridge from the past three American Ninja Warrior seasons.
Competitors must run across three free-floating coin disks, while maintaining their balance, in order to reach the landing platform. The middle coin was lower than the other two coins, causing trouble for some competitors when they were leaping to the third coin. Not landing on the center of the coins would cause it to flip forward or backward.
Although only two competitors failed on this obstacle, it was notable for eliminating David Campbell (in a similar fashion with his Spinning Bridge fall on American Ninja Warrior 4), making it his fourth consecutive Stage One failure since American Ninja Warrior 4, which eventually would end on American Ninja Warrior 9. It also eliminated Justin Gielski, who tumbled down. Like the Triple Swing, the obstacle was only used once, and was replaced by the Broken Bridge on the next season.
A similar obstacle to the Coin Flip (called as the Diamond Dash) would later appear as the fourth obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 10 in Minneapolis and American Ninja Warrior 11 in Los Angeles, except the disks' shape was changed to diamond and the number of disks was increased to four.
Other Appearances[]
Ninja Warrior Germany 2's Coin Flip
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
On Ninja Warrior Germany 2, Coin Flip, locally called Chaosteller (literally Chaos Plates), appeared as the seventh obstacle in the Semi-finals. There were once again three coins, all placed on the same height.
Ninja Warrior Germany 4's Coin Flip
On Ninja Warrior Germany 4, Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle in Preliminary Round 7. There were four coins.
Ninja Warrior UK[]
Ninja Warrior UK 3's Coin Flip
The Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle in the finals' Stage 1 on Ninja Warrior UK 3. All competitors who attempted the obstacle could complete it.
Ninja Warrior UK 4's Coin Flip
Then, the obstacle appeared again as the third obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 4 on Ninja Warrior UK. This time, the number of Ninja Warrior Germany 2's Coin Flipcoins was increased to four and they were arranged on the same level.
Ninja Warrior UK 5's Coin Flip
The next year, it reappeared in Heat 2 on Ninja Warrior UK 5, which was same as the one used during Heats in Ninja Warrior Israel.
Ninja Warrior Poland[]
Ninja Warrior Poland's Coin Flip
In Ninja Warrior Poland, the Coin Flip, locally called Ruchome Monety (literally Floating Coins) appeared as the third obstacle of most Heats (except for Heat 2 and Heat 6). The obstacle consisted of three coins. Similar to American Ninja Warrior 7, the center coin was suspended lower than the others as usual, making it difficult to jump.
Ninja Warrior Poland 4's Coin Flip
Then in Ninja Warrior Poland 4, Coin Flip (Monety) appeared as the second obstacle in the semi-finals, replacing I-Beam Cross. This time the middle coin was suspended higher than the first and second.
Ninja Warrior Poland 7's Coin Flip
Later, in Ninja Warrior Poland 7, the Coin Flip reappeared as the first obstacle in the Semi-finals, replacing Broken Bridge from the previous season, bringing back the version from the first season.
Ninja Warrior Poland 9's Coin Flip
In Ninja Warrior Poland 9, the Coin Flip reappeared as the first obstacle in the Semi-finals. The third coin now placed in the same height of the first coin.
Ninja Israel[]
Ninja Israel's Coin Flip in the Heats
On Ninja Warrior Israel, the Coin Flip, locally called גשר המטבעות (literally Coin Bridge), appeared as the third obstacle in Heat 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11 and VIP Heat. The obstacle consisted of four coins like Ninja Warrior UK 4's version. However, the coins have varying heights, in which the first three coins were similar to the American Ninja Warrior 7's version (since the center coin was suspended lower than the others as usual), and the fourth coin was placed higher than the first three coins.
Ninja Israel's Coin Flip in Stage One
Later, on the same season, the Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle on the Finals' Stage One. The obstacle was modified, in which the fourth coin was placed lower than the first three coins.
Ninja Israel 3's Coin Flip
On Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the Coin Flip returned as the third obstacle in Heat 4 and Heat 14. This time, the first, third and fourth coins were placed in the same height.
Ninja Israel 4's Coin Flip
Then, on Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle in Heat 7 and Heat 13. This time, the obstacle was very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Germany 4 (since all four coins were placed in the same height).
Ninja Israel 5's Coin Flip
Later, on Ninja Warrior Israel 5, the Coin Flip appeared as the fourth obstacle in Heat 4, Heat 10, then reappeared as the fifth obstacle in Semifinal 2 and Semifinal 4. The second coin was suspended higher than the others, making the obstacle very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Poland 4. Also, similar to the one used during Finals' Stage One in Ninja Warrior Israel, the fourth coins was suspended lower than the others.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the NBC/Polsat/Keshet 12 broadcast and external information found.
American Ninja Warrior[]
| ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANW7 | 42 | 44 | 95.45% |
| USA vs. The World 2 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Total | 45 | 47 | 95.74% |
Ninja Warrior Poland[]
| NWP | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWP1 (Heat 1) | 19 | 29 | 65.52% |
| NWP1 (Heat 3) | 28 | 31 | 90.32% |
| NWP1 (Heat 4) | 24 | 33 | 72.72% |
| NWP1 (Heat 5) | 19 | 21 | 90.48% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 1) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 2) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 3) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 4) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 5) | 9 | 10 | 90% |
| NWP4 (Semi-final 6) | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 1) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 2) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 3) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 4) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 5) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP7 (Semi-final 6) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 1) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 2) | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 3) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 4) | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 5) | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
| NWP9 (Semi-final 6) | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Total | 248 | 277 | 89.53% |
Ninja Israel[]
| NWI | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWI1 (Heat 1) | 15 | 21 | 71.43% |
| NWI1 (Heat 2) | 21 | 23 | 91.3% |
| NWI1 (Heat 6) | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| NWI1 (Heat 7) | 10 | 11 | 90.91% |
| NWI1 (Heat 8) | 7 | 8 | 87.5% |
| NWI1 (VIP) | 10 | 13 | 76.92% |
| NWI1 (Heat 11) | 6 | 7 | 85.71% |
| NWI3 (Heat 4) | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| NWI3 (Heat 14) | 11 | 13 | 84.62% |
| NWI4 (Heat 7) | 9 | 10 | 90% |
| NWI4 (Heat 13) | 15 | 17 | 88.24% |
| NWI5 (Heat 4) | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| NWI5 (Heat 10) | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| NWI5 (Semifinal 2) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| NWI5 (Semifinal 4) | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Total | 152 | 171 | 88.89% |
Trivia[]
- The obstacle's design is similar to the Tire Swing.
- This obstacle is one of the only three seventh obstacle in Stage One (along with Domino Pipes and Dipping Birds), that has not been used in any city course/pre-Vegas course, as the:
- Spinning Bridge was used on American Ninja Warrior 9 in San Antonio,
- Broken Bridge was used on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Daytona Beach,
- Razor Beams is a modification of Razor's Edge, used on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Cleveland, and
- Diving Boards was used on American Ninja Warrior 11 in Oklahoma City.