Changes: Coin Flip

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ANW7 Coin Flip — American Ninja Warrior 7's Coin Flip in Stage One

The 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 disks while maintaining their balance, in order to reach the landing platform. The middle disk was lower than the other two disks, causing trouble for some competitors when they were leaping to the third disk. Not landing on the center of the disk 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. 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 4.

Other Appearances

NWUK3 Coin Flip — Ninja Warrior UK 3's Coin Flip

NWUK4 Coin Flip — Ninja Warrior UK 4's Coin Flip

The Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle in the finals' Stage 1 on Ninja Warrior UK 3, and all competitors who attempted the obstacle, could complete it.

Then, the obstacle appeared again as the third obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 4 on Ninja Warrior UK 4 and in Heat 2 on Ninja Warrior UK 5. This time, the number of disks was increased to 4.

Competitors' Success Rate

All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found

ANW	Clears	Attempts	Percentage
ANW7	42	44	95.45%
USA vs. The World 2	3	3	100%
Total	45	47	95.74%

Trivia

The obstacle's design is similar to the Tire Swing.
This obstacle is one of the only two seventh obstacle in Stage One (along with Domino Pipes), that has not been used in any city qualifying course, as the:
- Spinning Bridge was used on American Ninja Warrior 9 in San Antonio, and
- Broken Bridge was used on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Daytona Beach.

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-[[File:Coin_Flip.png|thumb|254px|American Ninja Warrior 7's Spinning Bridge in Stage One]]
+[[File:ANW7_Coin_Flip.jpg|thumb|276px|American Ninja Warrior 7's Coin Flip in Stage One]]
+The '''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.
-'''Coin Flip''' was the seventh obstacle in Stage One of the Las Vegas' National Finals on [[American Ninja Warrior 7]], replacing the [[Spinning Bridge]] from the[[American Ninja Warrior 6| previous competition]]. Competitors must run across three free floating discs while maintaining their balance in order to reach the landing mat. The middle disc is lower than the other two which caused trouble for some competitors when they were leaping to the third disc. Not landing on the center of the disc will cause it to flip forward or backward. Although only 8 competitors failed on this obstacle, it was notable for taking out David Campbell (in a similar fashion with his [[Spinning Bridge]] fall on [[American Ninja Warrior 4]]), which was his fourth consecutive Stage One failure. Like the [[Triple Swing]], it was only used once, and was replaced by [[Broken Bridge]] on American Ninja Warrior 8.
+Competitors must run across three free-floating disks while maintaining their balance, in order to reach the landing platform. The middle disk was lower than the other two disks, causing trouble for some competitors when they were leaping to the third disk. Not landing on the center of the disk 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]]. Like the [[Triple Swing]], the obstacle was only used once, and was replaced by the [[Broken Bridge]] on the [[American Ninja Warrior 8|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 4.
+{{clear}}
+==Other Appearances==
+[[File:NWUK3_Coin_Flip.jpg|thumb|276px|Ninja Warrior UK 3's Coin Flip]]
+[[File:NWUK4_Coin_Flip.jpg|thumb|276px|Ninja Warrior UK 4's Coin Flip]]
+The Coin Flip appeared as the third obstacle in the finals' Stage 1 on [[Ninja Warrior UK 3]], and all competitors who attempted the obstacle, could complete it.
+Then, the obstacle appeared again as the third obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 4 on [[Ninja Warrior UK 4]] and in Heat 2 on [[Ninja Warrior UK 5]]. This time, the number of disks was increased to 4.
+{{clear}}
+==Competitors' Success Rate==
+*All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found
+{| class="wikitable sortable zebra" width="100%"
+! style="background-color: #4D0503;" width="20%" |ANW
+! style="background-color: #4D0503;" width="20%" |Clears
+! style="background-color: #4D0503;" width="30%" |Attempts
+! style="background-color: #4D0503;" width="30%" |Percentage
+|-
+|[[American Ninja Warrior 7|ANW7]]
+|42
+|44
+|95.45%
+|-
+|[[American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 2|USA vs. The World 2]]
+|3
+|3
+|100%
+|-
+|Total
+|45
+|47
+|95.74%
+|}
+{{clear}}
+== Trivia ==
+*The obstacle's design is similar to the [[Tire Swing]].
+*This obstacle is one of the only two seventh obstacle in Stage One (along with [[Domino Pipes]]), that has not been used in any city qualifying course, as the:
+**[[Spinning Bridge]] was used on [[American Ninja Warrior 9]] in San Antonio, and
+**[[Broken Bridge]] was used on [[American Ninja Warrior 9]] in Daytona Beach.
+[[Category:American Ninja Warrior 7]]