American Ninja Warrior 10's Double Twister in Minneapolis
The Double Twister is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the second obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 10 in Minneapolis.
It consisted of two sets of free-spinning arch-shaped handles. Competitors must jump from the springboard and reach the first set of handles. Then, they must build enough swing and momentum to make the transition to the second set and handles, and finally built enough swing and momentum to make the dismount to the landing platform. Since the handles could spin freely, competitors must maintain their body control and momentum, in order to prevent the handles from spinning too much (similar to the Spinball Wizard).
During Minneapolis qualifiers, 24 competitors fell on the obstacle, including notable competitors like Ryan Sutter, Gavin McCall, Brian Doom, Charlotte Eccles, Holly Beckstrand, and Isaac Mitchell. Often, competitors had failed to maintain a straight momentum while transferring between the sets of handles, which would lead to them having to use more energy to reorient and make the transition. However, during the Minneapolis finals, only Jaysen Saly fell on the obstacle.
Other Season Appearances[]
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
American Ninja Warrior 11's Double Twister in Baltimore
On American Ninja Warrior 11, the Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle in Baltimore. The obstacle remained unchanged from the Minneapolis course on the previous season.
Compared to the previous season during Minneapolis qualifiers, the obstacle took out less competitors during Baltimore qualifiers, as only 17 competitors failed on it. However, it still wiped out some notable competitors such as Alicia Tavani-Candela, Adriane Alvord, and Andrew Swinghamer (who also failed on its Las Vegas national finals variant, Twist & Fly, on the previous season).
During Baltimore finals, no competitor fell on the obstacle.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
American Ninja Warrior 13's Double Twister in Semifinals.
On American Ninja Warrior 13, the Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle of the second and third semifinals episode, with no modifications made at all.
In the second semifinals episode, only Jeremy Clark and Lenny Lopez failed on it while the third semifinals finals only Cody Johnston, Brad Giles and Tony Miles failed on it.
American Ninja Warrior: Couples Championship 2[]
During the American Ninja Warrior: Couples Championship 2, Double Twister once again returned as the second obstacle in Round One. No one failed the obstacle during the round.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
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American Ninja Warrior 16's Double Twister
On American Ninja Warrior 16, the Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle of the second qualifying round, with the exact same specifications as its previous appearances. Compared to its last two appearances in qualifying, it was slightly easier as it took only out six competitors, including Andrew East and Rachel Beth Drake.
Twist & Fly[]
American Ninja Warrior 10's Twist & Fly in Stage One
A variation of the Double Twister (called as the Twist & Fly) appeared as the eighth and final obstacle in Stage One, replacing the Flying Squirrel from the past two American Ninja Warrior seasons. This time, after reaching the second set of handles, competitors must build enough swing and momentum to grab the Rope Ladder, and then climbed it up to reach the buzzer.
In total, the obstacle claimed 10 competitors as its victims, including notable competitors like Brian Arnold (which ended his streak of Stage One completions, at six buzzers), Kevin Bull, Jon Alexis Jr., and Jesse Labreck (marking the second season in a row that she failed on the final obstacle in Stage One). Among these ten competitors, three of them timed out while on the top part of the Rope Ladder: Brent Steffensen, Nick Hanson, and Kenneth Niemitalo.
Coincidentally, in its first season appearance, the obstacle knocked out the same number of competitors as its predecessor, the Flying Squirrel, during its first appearance on American Ninja Warrior 8. In fact, both of them also caused Nick Hanson to time out while on the top part of the Rope Ladder.
Other Season Appearances[]
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
American Ninja Warrior 11's Twist & Fly in Stage One
On American Ninja Warrior 11, the Twist & Fly returned as the eighth and final obstacle in Stage One.
This time, 37 competitors attempted the obstacle and nine of them failed there. Three of which had failed on the obstacle before from the previous season: Kevin Bull, Jesse Labreck (marking the third time she fell on the last obstacle on Stage One), and Nick Hanson (although on that season he timed out rather than falling on the obstacle). Similarly to the previous season, three competitors (David Campbell, Anthony DeFranco, and Zack Scholes) timed out on the obstacle. The other three competitors who failed it were Dustin Rocho, Sean Darling-Hammond, and Danell Leyva.
Compared to the previous season, the Twist & Fly on this season had a near-identical knockout rate. In fact, the obstacle just had a higher clearance rate by 0.68%.
On American Ninja Warrior 13, the obstacle was replaced by The High Road and Fly Hooks.
Other Appearances[]
Double Twister[]
Ninja Warrior UK[]
Ninja Warrior UK 5's Double Twister
On Ninja Warrior UK 5, the Double Twister appeared as the first obstacle during the finals' Stage 2, with two competitors falling on this obstacle (including Toby Segar).
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
Australian Ninja Warrior 3's Whisked Away
On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Double Twister appeared as the fifth obstacle in Heat 4, with the obstacle being called as the Whisked Away.
This time, the obstacle became significantly more brutal than the one used on American Ninja Warrior and Ninja Warrior UK, as among the 19 competitors who reach the obstacle, only 5 of them could complete it.
Ninja Warrior France[]
Ninja Warrior France 4's Double Twister
On Ninja Warrior France 4and Ninja Warrior France 5, the Double Twister appeared as the third obstacle in Stage 1 with as many as 4 ninjas failing the obstacle in both of its appearances.
Ninja Warrior France 5's Double Twister
A special rule was imposed in Ninja Warrior France 5 - contestants were not allowed touch both sets of handles at the same time, or they will be disqualified.
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
Ninja Warrior Germany 4's Double Twister (Rotierende Haken)
In Ninja Warrior Germany 4, the Double Twister, locally known as Rotierende Haken (literally Rotating Hooks), appeared as the second obstacle in the Semi-finals, in which four Ninjas failed this obstacle.
Ninja Warrior Germany 5's Double Twister (Rotierende Haken)
Then, in Ninja Warrior Germany 5, Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle of the First Stage. This time, the obstacle was proven to be easy once again, as several of the Ninjas who attempted this obstacle "linked" the transitions from twister to twister and only Lukas Dauenheimer "failed" the obstacle because he redislocated his shoulder and had to bow out before attempting the next obstacle, but after completing Double Twister itself.
Ninja Warrior Poland[]
Ninja Warrior Poland 6's Double Twister
On Ninja Warrior Poland 6, the Double Twister appeared as the fourth obstacle in Heats. Instead of a springboard, a long launch pad was used for momentum to grab the first handle.
In Ninja Warrior Poland, there is a rule of overcoming an obstacle with the use of hands only, forbidding competitors from touching the handles with their feet, which results in disqualification. This was revealed while the very shocking Maksym Riznyk was disqualified on the obstacle because of it.
Ninja Israel[]
Ninja Israel 2's Double Twister
On Ninja Warrior Israel 2, the Double Twister, literally translated ืืืืืืกืืจ ืืืคืื appeared as the fourth obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 7. However, the springboard was removed, and the obstacle featured a cargo net (similar to the one used in Jump Hang) as a medium to reach the landing platform, making the obstacle was a smaller version of its variation Twist & Fly.
Ninja Israel 3's Double Twister
Then, on Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle in the Heat 2, 5 and 9 of the qualifications, with the same configuration from last season appearance.
Ninja Israel 4's Double Twister
Later, on Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Double Twister appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 2, Heat 8, Heat 11 and Stage One. This time, the cargo net was removed, making the obstacle was similar to the one used in American Ninja Warrior.
Ninja Israel Junior[]
Ninja Israel Junior's Double Twister to Cargo Net
On Ninja Warrior Israel Junior, the Double Twister appeared as the fourth obstacle in Heat 1, which was very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Israel 2 (since the obstacle featured a cargo net as a medium to reach the landing platform).
Twist & Fly[]
Due to limited space constraint that most versions had compared to the American Ninja Warrior's version, the obstacle would usually be modified to have only a set of handle and a cargo net similar to the Jump Hang. This trend seemed to start with Ninja Israel.
Ninja Israel[]
Ninja Israel 4's Twist & Fly
On Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Twist & Fly, locally called ืืืืืกืืจ ืืจืฉืช (literally Twister for the Web) appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 3, Heat 14 and Repechage Heat. However, the obstacle was very similar to the Double Twister in two previous seasons of Ninja Israel, except it featured only a spinning handle and the cargo net was much smaller.
Ninja Warrior UK[]
Ninja Warrior UK 6's Whisk Away to Cargo Net
On Ninja Warrior UK 6, the Twist & Fly (called the Whisk Away to Cargo Net) appeared as the third obstacle during the Semifinals, and was very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Israel 4, except the cargo net was bigger.
Twist and Soar[]
On American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 5, a variation of the Twist & Fly, named Twist and Soar, was planned to appear as an event within the Skills Competition of the special.
The obstacle was based off of the Twist & Fly obstacle from Stage One. The premise was very similar to the Wicked Wingnuts and Supersonic Shelf Grab of past specials, but utilizing the twisters unique to Twist & Fly.
The competition worked in an elimination fashion. Each competitor was given just one attempt to clear the obstacle in required distance. If they completed it, they moved on the next round (with the distance between the pair of handles and the banner being made larger in the next round). If not, they would be eliminated from the competition. The competition continued until only one competitor could clear the required distance in any round or the remaining competitors in any round failed to clear the required distance.
What stopped it from airing as an event is the participation of Drew Drechsel, who was also crowned as the champion of the event. Due to U.S. current legal proceedings, it was not shown on the broadcast.
Trivia[]
- This obstacle along with the Flying Squirrel held the record for most eliminations by the eighth obstacle with ten ninjas being eliminated by it until Thread the Needle in American Ninja Warrior 15.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the NBC/Keshet 12 broadcast and external information found.
American Ninja Warrior[]
| ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANW10 (qualifiers) | 69 | 93 | 74.19% |
| ANW10 (finals) | 31 | 32 | 96.88% |
| ANW11 (qualifiers) | 71 | 88 | 80.68% |
| ANW11 (finals) | 34 | 34 | 100% |
| ANW13 (SF EP 2) | 39 | 41 | 95.12% |
| ANW13 (SF EP 3) | 37 | 40 | 92.50% |
| ANW16 (QF EP 2) | 22 | 23 | 95.65% |
| ANW16 (QF EP 8) | 24 | 29 | 82.75% |
| Total | 327 | 380 | 86.05% |
| ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANW10 | 30 | 40 | 75% |
| ANW11 | 28 | 37 | 75.68% |
| USA vs. The World 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| USA vs. The World 6 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Total | 67 | 86 | 77.91% |
Ninja Israel[]
| NWI | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWI4 | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| Total | 23 | 23 | 100% |