Ninja Warrior Germany Kids 2 was the second installment for the children's edition of Ninja Warrior Germany. Due to the cicumstances brought by the COVID-19-pandemic in Germany, the show was recorded in the MCC Studio (Coloneum) in Cologne, Germany for the very first regular season. Also, due to the fact that the pandemic was still critical at that time of the recordings, the different episodes got recorded without an audience, which meant that only close relatives and the Ninja-Coaches of the kids competitors with a negative PCR-test could be present at the sidelines. The premiere episode of the season was aired on October 10th, 2021 at RTL. This time, the hosts of this season were Frank Buschmann & Jan Köppen and the sideline reporter of this season was Laura Wontorra, replacing Julia Beautx from the previous Kids season.
This time, 40 kids competitors were at the start of the season, and were first evenly spread across four different Preliminary Round episodes. After that, the best kids competitors of the four Preliminary Rounds were spread across two Semi-finals episodes (with one half being present in one Semi-finals episode) and the final competitors were then spread across two Finals episodes which both aired on October 31st, 2021.
The Qualifications[]
This time, the Preliminary Rounds were run over in four episodes in total. There were 10 kids competitors in each of the Preliminary Rounds and only a half of them, or the Top 5 kids competitors in each of the Preliminary Rounds (the five kids competitiors placed in the leaderboard shown at end of the Preliminary Round), i.e. either five finishers (in case of exactly five) or the five furthest fastest* (in case of zero finishers), would definitely advance to the Semi-finals.
*Note: In case of more than five finishers, only the fove best finishers would advance, and in case of less than five but more than zero finishers, the furthest fastest along with the other finishers would advance.
The New Additions[]
Format Changes[]
The Removal Of The Age Brackets[]
After the previous season of this spin-off, in which there would be one age bracket for the 10-11 years old and one for the 12-13 years old, the age brackets mentioned before would now be removed and all kids competitors would participate in one, large age bracket, similar to Ninja Warrior Israel Junior.
The Ninja Coaches[]
In addition to the above change, every single kids competitor here would now be accompanied by a Ninja-Coach, i.e. an established Elite competitor from the regular Ninja Warrior Germany seasons who would coach them both from the sidelines and behind the scenes. There were five Ninja-Coaches in total (three males and two females), and each of them would get to coach an entire "team" of kids competitiors. So all participating children would be divided equally into five groups, with one group then assigned to one of the five Coaches.
| Coach Name | Profile |
|---|---|
| Alexander Wurm | |
| Stefanie Noppinger | |
| Moritz Hans | |
| Arleen Schüßler | |
| Benjamin Grams |
New Obstacles[]
Obstacles[]
① Quintuple Steps (Fünfsprung)
② Plank to Ring (Planken-Gang)
③ Spin Bridge (Chaos-Bälle)
④ Spider Walk to Ring of Fire (Tunnelsprung 2.0 zu Ringrutsche)
⑤ Wingnuts (Schwing-Flügel)
⑥ Beehive to Ring (Bienenstock)
⑦ Warped Wall (Die Wand)
Obstacle Name - Denotes New Obstacle/Obstacle Part (In Ninja Warrior Germany Kids)
Obstacle Name - Denotes Modified Obstacle/Obstacle Part (Compared to a previous season)
Preliminary Round 1[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 3rd, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 10th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arleen Schüßler | Lotta Kokemohr | Clear (02:26.47) | |
| 2nd | Moritz Hans | Jonna | Clear (03:07.19) | |
| 3rd | Stefanie Noppinger | Tobias | Clear (03:25.59) | |
| 4th | Alexander Wurm | Leander | Clear (03:25.87) | |
| 5th | Arleen Schüßler | Noah | Clear (05:07.97) |
Preliminary Round 2[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 3rd, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 10th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stefanie Noppinger | Jakob | Clear (02:41.04) | |
| 2nd | Alexander Wurm | Jonas | Clear (02:53.75) | |
| 3rd | Benjamin Grams | Ben | Clear (03:30.70) | |
| 4th | Stefanie Noppinger | Jolina | Clear (03:32.28) | |
| 5th | Arleen Schüßler | Ella | Clear (03:33.31) |
Preliminary Round 3[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 10th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 17th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexander Wurm | Marlon | Clear (02:09.47) | |
| 2nd | Stefanie Noppinger | Ana | Clear (02:13.11) | |
| 3rd | Moritz Hans | Maxim | Clear (02:23.09) | |
| 4th | Moritz Hans | Costin | Clear (02:50.45) | |
| 5th | Arleen Schüßler | Svea | Clear (03:08.35) |
Preliminary Round 4[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 10th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 17th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Benjamin Grams | Emil | Clear (02:28.65) | |
| 2nd | Benjamin Grams | Henriette | Clear (03:02.00) | |
| 3rd | Arleen Schüßler | Alexander | Clear (03:17.40) | |
| 4th | Stefanie Noppinger | Laurin | Clear (03:31.45) | |
| 5th | Arleen Schüßler | Rick | Clear (04:23.39) |
The Semi-finals[]
The Semi-finals were run over in two episodes in total. Each of these two Semi-finals episodes would feature its own individual leaderboard that would be shown at the end of the respective episode. There were 10 kids competitors in each of the Semi-finals episodes and only the Top 5 competitors of each episode (the five kids competitiors placed in the leaderboard shown at end of their respective Semi-finals episode), i.e. either five finishers (in case of exactly five) or the five furthest fastest* (in case of zero finishers), would advance to the Finals of the season, meaning that 10 kids would qualify for the Finals.
*Note: In case of more than five finishers, only the five best finishers would advance, and in case of less than five but more than zero finishers, the furthest fastest along with the other finishers would advance.
The New Additions[]
New Obstacles[]
Obstacles[]
① Archer Steps (Pfeil-Sprung)
② Ring Chaser (Ring-Jagd)
③ Double Squirrel + Cargo Net (Cargo-Netz mit Doppel-Hebel)
④ Devil Steps (Steil-Treppe)
⑤ Chimney Climb (Kamin|Height: 9 meters)
Obstacle Name - Denotes New Obstacle/Obstacle Part (In Ninja Warrior Germany Kids)
Obstacle Name - Denotes Modified Obstacle/Obstacle Part (Compared to a previous season)
Semi-finals 1[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 17th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 24th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Preliminary Round Placing | Preliminary Round | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexander Wurm | Marlon | 1st | 3 | Clear (01:32.57) | |
| 2nd | Arleen Schüßler | Lotta Kokemohr | 1st | 1 | Clear (01:43.21) | |
| 3rd | Alexander Wurm | Jonas | 2nd | 2 | Clear (01:56.78) | |
| 4th | Moritz Hans | Maxim | 3rd | 3 | Clear (02:05.31) | |
| 5th | Stefanie Noppinger | Laurin | 4th | 4 | Clear (02:17.11) |
Semi-finals 2[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 17th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 24th, 2021.
Results[]
Top 5[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Preliminary Round Placing | Preliminary Round | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stefanie Noppinger | Ana | 2nd | 3 | Clear (01:21.26) | |
| 2nd | Stefanie Noppinger | Jakob | 1st | 2 | Clear (01:28.34) | |
| 3rd | Benjamin Grams | Emil | 1st | 4 | Clear (01:38.30) | |
| 4th | Arleen Schüßler | Ella | 5th | 2 | Clear (02:02.95) | |
| 5th | Moritz Hans | Costin | 4th | 3 | Clear (02:07.59) |
Finalists[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Preliminary Round Placing | Preliminary Round | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stefanie Noppinger | Ana | 2nd | 3 | Clear (01:21.26) | |
| 2nd | Stefanie Noppinger | Jakob | 1st | 2 | Clear (01:28.34) | |
| 3rd | Alexander Wurm | Marlon | 1st | 3 | Clear (01:32.57) | |
| 4th | Benjamin Grams | Emil | 1st | 4 | Clear (01:38.30) | |
| 5th | Arleen Schüßler | Lotta Kokemohr | 1st | 1 | Clear (01:43.21) | |
| 6th | Alexander Wurm | Jonas | 2nd | 2 | Clear (01:56.78) | |
| 7th | Arleen Schüßler | Ella | 5th | 2 | Clear (02:02.95) | |
| 8th | Moritz Hans | Maxim | 3rd | 3 | Clear (02:05.31) | |
| 9th | Moritz Hans | Costin | 4th | 3 | Clear (02:07.59) | |
| 10th | Stefanie Noppinger | Laurin | 4th | 4 | Clear (02:17.11) |
The Finals[]
The Finals was run over in two episodes in total and consisted of two courses (the First Stage & the Final Stage), with the first half of the First Stage being shown in episode 1, and with the second half of the First Stage + the Final Stage being shown in episode 2. In the First Stage, there were seven kids competitors in the first episode and three kids competitors in the second Finals episode. Out of these ten remaining kids competitors, which were the best kids competitors of the two Semi-finals combined, only the best three of both First Stage episodes (the three kids competitiors placed in the leaderboard shown at end of the second episode), i.e. either three finishers (in case of exactly three) or the three furthest fastest* (in case of zero finishers), would advance to the Final Stage, the Mini-Mount Midoriyama. There was no time limit in this First Stage.
*Note: In case of more than three finishers, only the three best finishers would advance, and in case of less than three but more than zero finishers, the furthest fastest along with the other finishers would advance.
The Mini-Mount Midoriyama consisted of an 8-meter-high Rope Climb (Seil), and the three remaining kids competitors would battle against each other, with the kids comeptitor clearing this Final Stage in the best time becoming the next winner of Ninja Warrior Germany Kids and of a 5,000 € cash prize. There was no time limit in this Final Stage.
First Stage[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 24th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 31st, 2021.
Obstacles[]
① Quintuple Steps (Fünfsprung)
② Plank to Ring (Planken-Gang)
③ Broken Bridge (Schwebende Keile)
④ Spider Walk to Ring of Fire (Tunnelsprung 2.0 zu Ringrutsche)
⑤ Barrel Roll (Trommelwirbel)
⑥ Corkscrew (Korkenzieher)
⑦ Warped Wall (Die Wand)
Obstacle Name - Denotes New Obstacle/Obstacle Part (In Ninja Warrior Germany Kids)
Obstacle Name - Denotes Modified Obstacle/Obstacle Part (Compared to a previous season)
Results[]
Top 3[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Semi-finals Placing | Semi-finals | Finals | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stefanie Noppinger | Ana | 1st | 2 | 2 | Clear (01:49.13) | |
| 2nd | Alexander Wurm | Marlon | 1st | 1 | 2 | Clear (02:04.17) | |
| 3rd | Arleen Schüßler | Lotta Kokemohr | 2nd | 1 | 1 | Clear (02:09.78) |
The Other Finalists[]
| Place | Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
Semi-finals Placing | Semi-finals | Finals | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Stefanie Noppinger | Jakob | Clear (02:11.69) | ||||
| 5th | Benjamin Grams | Emil | Clear (02:14.19) | ||||
| 6th | Alexander Wurm | Jonas | Clear (03:24.65) | ||||
| 7th | Moritz Hans | Maxim | 6. Corkscrew (02:54.27) |
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| 8th | Stefanie Noppinger | Laurin | 5. Barrel Roll (01:56.65) |
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| 9th | Moritz Hans | Costin | 5. Barrel Roll (02:51.79) |
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| 10th | Arleen Schüßler | Ella | 5. Barrel Roll (03:11.47) |
Final Stage (Mini-Mount Midoriyama)[]
Recording Date: N/A, 2021.
RTL+ Release Date: October 24th, 2021.
Original RTL Airdate: October 31st, 2021.
Obstacles[]
① Rope Climb (Seil|Height: 8 meters)
Results[]
| Ninja Coach/Team | Name (Age) |
First Stage Placing | First Stage EP | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arleen Schüßler | Lotta Kokemohr | 3rd | 1 | Clear (00:13.15) | |
| Alexander Wurm | Marlon | 2nd | 2 | Clear (00:13.36) | |
| Stefanie Noppinger | Ana | 1st | 2 | Clear (00:16.49) |
| Ninja Warrior Germany Kids 2 Champion: Lotta Kokemohr |
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