Olivia Vivian (オリヴィア・ヴィヴィアン) is a café owner and former gymnast from Cottesloe, Western Australia, who firstly competed on Australian Ninja Warrior. She also is one of the most successful female competitors in SASUKE Vietnam and participated in many international competitions such as American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 5, Ninja Warrior Germany: Four Nations Special 3, and SASUKE World Cup 1 as a part of Team Australia.
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior, Olivia made it all the way to the Warped Wall in her heat (Heat 2). However, she couldn't scale it within three attempts, and her performance wasn't good enough to qualify for the semi-finals.
Australian Ninja Warrior 2[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 2, Olivia competed along with her boyfriend and fellow competitor, Ben Polson. Prior to competing on this season, she had trained relentlessly on obstacle courses (particularly on the Warped Wall), including participating on ninja competitions across the United States and Australia. Those preparations paid off for her, as in her heat (Heat 1), she was able to scale the Warped Wall and complete the qualifying heat course, becoming the first ever female competitor of Australian Ninja Warrior to do so and the second woman to scale the Warped Wall on Australian Ninja Warrior. In her semi-finals (Semi-finals 1), she made all the way to the eighth obstacle (the Hourglass to Tramp to Rope) and finished in sixth place, becoming the first woman ever in Australian Ninja Warrior history to qualify for the grand final. During the grand final, she had a great run in Stage One, but one wrong move on the seventh obstacle (the Rumbling Dice) ended her run.
Interestingly, every time she faced the Warped Wall on this season, she completed it by back-flipping after reaching the top of the obstacle, the same technique that Jake Murray did during American Ninja Warrior 8's Indianapolis finals. This technique is her trademark, as she always back-flipping in Australian Ninja Warrior, SASUKE Vietnam and American Ninja Warrior.
Australian Ninja Warrior 3[]
She returned for her 3rd time in Australian Ninja Warrior 3. She competed in Heat 3 of qualifiers, and like the previous season, she hit the buzzer. She became the first Australian woman to complete a semifinals course in Semifinal 3, with the time 6 minutes and 47 seconds, placing 4th that night. Vivian appeared on track to complete the Grand Final Stage One course, but on the eighth obstacle, stumbled on the trampoline leading to the Spider Jump, ending her season and missing out on Stage Two for the second time.
Australian Ninja Warrior 4[]
In Australian Ninja Warrior 4, Olivia competed in Heat 2 and was one of only two to beat the Warped Wall (along with her boyfriend, Ben Polson), qualifying in 2nd position. On the Power Tower, she was up against Ben Polson, becoming the first woman in the world to attempt it during a regular International Ninja competition. Polson took an early lead on the stairs climbing up the tower, and despite a quick comeback effort at the end, she narrowly lost to Ben.
Olivia moved on to the second round of the Semi-finals and cleared the course for the second year in a row, becoming the first woman competitor to beat the semi-finals course twice in a row. While she did it at a slow pace of 10 mins and 17 seconds (the slowest ever semifinal run on Australian Ninja Warrior), she placed 5th and punched her ticket to the Grand Final.
In Grand Final Stage One, she beat the course for the first time with 6 seconds left, the first Australian woman to do so, and placed 6th out of the 8 clears. On Stage Two, she fell on the Salmon Ladder portion of the Salmon Ladder to Unstable Bridge combination.
Australian Ninja Warrior 5[]
Olivia returned to compete on the fifth season in the first round of qualifying. She made it all the way to Part A or B where Olivia went with the new obstacles, where she was the first person this season to do so. Making it through the first part of the obstacle then quickly getting to the Ring Chaser going for the second jump to the ring which she successfully made but as soon as she had a backswing the ring slid off sending her into the water but qualifying for the semi-finals in 13th place.
She then returned to compete in the second round of the semi’s where Olivia wanted revenge on the course. Olivia then made it past the Dragon Back which had taken out her boyfriend, Ben Polson then she made it all the way to the semi’s buzzer qualifying for the Grand Finals for the fourth time and her third time completing the city finals course.
Olivia returned for the Grand Finals where she had a scare on Snake Run but was able to get by then Olivia got past the Salmon Ladder which had taken her out the past season on Stage Two then swam through the Underwater Escape and hit the buzzer with twenty seconds left beating the previous record of six seconds held by a women which was her and moving onto the Grand Final Two. Olivia also now has the most time remaining on any Grand Final One or Stage One course with Jesse Labreck tying her for top time around the world the past season on American Ninja Warrior, Jessie Graff clocking in with over twelve seconds, Allyssa Beird clocking in with over eight seconds, and Tanabe Chie clocking in with over one second.
Olivia then returned to compete in the Grand Final Two aiming to be the first women to beat the Grand Final Two. She got by the first two obstacles including the Salmon Ladder which knocked her out in the previous season then failing the third obstacle, the I-Beam Gap, which later that night knocked out the reigning champion and her own boyfriend, Ben Polson.
Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers[]
Olivia returned in the Record Breakers competed in three different challenges: The Super Salmon Ladder, Sprinting Steps Showdown, and Ferocious Ferris Wheel.
She was the first ninja in the Super Salmon Ladder to compete it that night scaling the rungs on Stage 4 getting quickly to the 21st rung coming in second in the world for the women after Barclay Stockett at 28th rungs.
Olivia then came to compete in the Sprinting Steps Showdown where she was one of the preselected ninjas and started off with this, “If you want to be the best, you got to beat the best.” then challenged her boyfriend/champion Ben Polson where she won the first heat knocking out the reigning champion and moving onto Round 2 and then going against Ashlin Herbert in Round 2 where she got off to a slow start and eventually lost to the winner of the challenge, Ashlin Herbert.
She then competed in the Ferocious Ferris Wheel where it was only the top women ninjas. Olivia competed in Round 2 where she beat Judith Carrol then competed in the final round against the first ninja to attempt the Warped Wall, Andrea Hah, where Olivia won in the end then congratulating Andrea for pushing her and starting off this row of women who have competed on the show.
Australian Ninja Warrior 6[]
Olivia returned for the final season of Australian Ninja Warrior 6 in Heat 3. She once again conquered the course with the third fastest time and became the first women to qualify for the Power Pool where Olivia won her first race against Daniel Watermann but lost the final race to Matthew Bowles so she didn’t get the advantage. In the first round of the semifinals, she raced against Georgia Bonora where Olivia got the easy win after Georgia failed the Sprinting Steps on her way to hit the semifinals buzzer once again where she got first place and won the second-chance advantage becoming the first woman to do so globally. On Stage One, Olivia raced against Luke Schmitzer where she easily had the lead through the course but shockingly fell on the Lightning Bolts in her first race so she used her advantage and shockingly fell on the same obstacle once again, ending her season and marked the first time since Australian Ninja Warrior 3 that she didn’t conquer Stage One. Though she didn’t move onto Stage Two, she was a part of the Celebrity Challenge with Steve Willis and they won the challenge.
Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers 2[]
Olivia returned for the Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers 2, this time just in the Big Dipper Freestyle challenge. In her first attempt, she drank coffee before riding down the track acting like waking up which gave her 22 points and the lead. In her second attempt, she did the splits on the bar (similar to Jessie Graff in the American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 5) which gave her 29 points for a total of 51 points and she won the competition.
SASUKE Vietnam[]
SASUKE Vietnam 4[]
After competing on Australian Ninja Warrior 2, Olivia (along with his boyfriend Ben Polson and fellow Australian competitor Fred Dorrington) flew to Vietnam to compete on SASUKE Vietnam 4.
In Stage 1B, she fell early on the Hedgehog, but was given a wildcard to advance. Then, she completed Stage Two with the time of 4:16.06 seconds, becoming the first female competitor to do so on SASUKE Vietnam. Finally, on Stage Three, she fell on the Hang Climbing.
Since she made it further than any other female competitor on that season, she earned the title of Miss SASUKE for the season and won the cash prize of VND 4,000,000.
SASUKE Vietnam 5[]
First Stage clock showing 18.15 seconds left after Olivia's run, SASUKE Vietnam 5
Olivia returned to Vietnam in 2019 with SASUKE Vietnam 5. Following the rule that was kept from the previous tournament, she was given no time limit. However, due to the fact that the timer during her run was set to the time limit correspond to the male competitors' which is 180 seconds (similar to what happen for Jessie Graff in SASUKE 37), she cleared Stage 1A with 18.15 seconds left, making Olivia was the first and so far, only female competitor in SASUKE Vietnam cleared the Stage One under the time limit. During Stage Two, the Circle Slider malfunctioning forced Olivia to swing the ring in order to reach the Rope Ladder. After a very long struggle, she finally could reach the net with her legs and cleared the stage. However, just like last year, Stage Three's Hang Climbing defeated her. Nevertheless, this was and is still her best ever result of all the International SASUKE/Ninja Warrior shows she has performed in, also as the best result of a female competitor in SASUKE Vietnam history.
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World[]
Olivia was chosen to represent Team Australia on American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 5, along with her boyfriend Ben Polson and fellow competitors Ashlin Herbert, Bryson Klein, and Jack Wilson.
She competed in Heat Two of Stage Two against Iris Matamoros from Team Europe and Jesse Labreck from Team USA. Olivia went up first and shockingly failed on the first obstacle, the Epic Catch & Release, when she missed at the dismount, due to not generating enough swing. And since both Iris and Jesse made it farther, she did not earn any points for Team Australia.
Despite her slip-up, Team Australia's overall performance during the tournament was strong enough, as they finished as the runner-up of the tournament, after losing to Team USA in the Stage Four climb-off. In Heat Two before she ran the course it was said that she was the "Kacy Catanzaro of Australian Ninja Warrior", which is both correct and incorrect. Like Kacy, she is the first woman to hit a buzzer and the first to qualify for the national finals (the Grand Final in Australia) but Olivia is the second woman to make it up the Warped Wall, with Kacy being the first and not the second.
Vivian returned to represent Team Australia on American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6, desperate for redemption after her result last tournament. She competed in Heat One of Stage One against Thomas Hubener from Team Europe and Michael Torres from Team USA. Olivia completed the course with a time of 2:56.26, becoming the first international woman to ever hit a buzzer on the show and the fourth woman ever to complete Stage One. While Thomas Hubener fell on the Spider Jump, Michael Torres later completed the course with a faster time of 1:42.36, so Olivia earned one point for Team Australia.
Ninja Warrior Germany: Four Nations Special[]
Olivia was chosen to represent Team Australia on Ninja Warrior Germany: Four Nations Special 3, along with her boyfriend Ben Polson and fellow competitors Zak Stolz, Fred Dorrington, Bryson Klein, Jake Baker and Judith Carroll.
She competed in Round Two of Stage Two against Sapir Cohen Carmi from Team Israel, Jesse Labreck from Team USA and Arleen Schüßler from Team Germany. Olivia went up second and fell at the fifth obstacle, Pole Grasper. However, her result went far enough to give three points for Team Australia.
SASUKE[]
Two years after the cancellation of Australian Ninja Warrior 6, Olivia made her return in the first ever SASUKE World Cup and was chosen as the captain of Team Australia, along with Zak Stolz, Ashlin Herbert, Saxon Johnstone and Daniel Mason. Olivia completed in the third heat where in a digested performance she was shown to be able to conquer the course (though her run was shown fully on the YouTube channel) and even doing her signature flip on her way to hit the buzzer with the second fastest time right behind Jessie Graff and getting 60 points for Team Australia. She didn't compete on the Second Stage but did compete on the Third Stage where she shockingly failed Sidewinder on the second transition getting 40 points for Team Australia which helped them tie for 3rd and didn't move on to the Final Stage.
After SASUKE World Cup 1, she later made her first appearance in SASUKE 42, wearing #85 making her the only Australian woman to compete in this tournament and one of three international competitors including Iliann Cherif (Ninja Warrior France) and Daniel Gil (American Ninja Warrior). Olivia in a digested performance came to the starting platform holding the Australia flag and she was able to clear the First Stage for the second time in a SASUKE tournament (she became the fifth woman to clear the First Stage in SASUKE history including Tanabe Chie, Jessie Graff, Stefanie Edelmann, and Oshima Ayano). On the Second Stage, Olivia's run was shown and due to the rain, the Rolling Log got stuck on the track and she had to make a longer dismount and she made it to the platform but her hair skimmed the water and she tumbled into the water, ending her run.
American Ninja Warrior[]
While she hasn't competed on the regular season of American Ninja Warrior yet, she was shown supporting Judith Carroll (who she raced against on the Ferocious Ferris Wheel). during the semifinals of American Ninja Warrior 16. But she was also shown (on her Instagram) testing Domino Effect before the official recordings of American Ninja Warrior 15 (by eating a slice of Domino's pizza while running across them) and Dangerous Waters before the official recordings of American Ninja Warrior 16 (by acting like the Captain from the show, SpongeBob Squarepants even with a bandana and a hook on her hand).
Trivia[]
- She is the third ninja (and first woman) to officially fail the same obstacle on both her first and Second-Chance runs (After Levi Enright and Josiah Singleton on the USA edition).
- She was one of four best female competitors in SASUKE Vietnam history, along with Nguyễn Đình Mỹ Linh, Grace Sims and Beth Lodge.
- She was the first female competitor cleared the Stage Two twice in a row in the history of any national or international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior formats.
- Her and Stefanie Edelmann are the only two women to conquer Stage One on their own show and in a international competition. But she’s the first to do it twice.
- Her, Jesse Labreck, and Stefanie Edelmann are the first women to be the Last Women Standing more than once. But she is the first one to do it five times.
- She and Levi Enright are the first to have the second-chance advantage (or Safety Pass) and fail Stage One twice. Ironically, they both failed on the seventh obstacle in their runs twice.
- Kacy Catanzaro, Michelle Warnky-Buurma, Jesse Labreck, her, Stefanie Edelmann, Taylor Greene, Rachel Degutz, Madelyn Madaras (twice), Addy Herman, and Katarzyna Jonaczyk are the only eleven women to conquer a Semifinals course in a international setting.
- Her, Olivia Vivian, and Jesse Labreck are the only ones out of the eleven to do so twice.
- Her and Jesse Labreck are the only ones out of the eleven to do so three times.
- Olivia is the only one out of the eleven to clear it four times.
- Olivia's run in SASUKE 42 makes her the fifth woman to clear the First Stage in SASUKE history after Tanabe Chie, Jessie Graff, Stefanie Edelmann, and Oshima Ayano.
- She's the third to clear both Stage One (in Australian Ninja Warrior 4 and 5) and the First Stage after Jessie Graff and Stefanie Edelmann.
- With her Stage 1A clear in SASUKE Vietnam 5, she is also the only female competitor that cleared the First Stage/Stage One in three National and International SASUKE/Ninja Warrior formats (not including international competitions).
- Olivia's First Stage run in SASUKE 42 was later uploaded to the SASUKE YouTube channel overview on a drone.
Australian Ninja Warrior Results[]
| AuNW | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Failed Warped Wall (Heat) | Failed to complete the Warped Wall within three attempts. |
| 2 | Failed Rumbling Dice (First Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
| 3 | Failed Spider Jump (First Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
| 4 | Failed Salmon Ladder to Unstable Bridge (Second Stage) | Fell at the Salmon Ladder portion. Last Woman Standing. |
| 5 | Failed I-Beam Gap (Second Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
| 6 | Failed Lightning Bolts (First Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
SASUKE Vietnam Results[]
| SASUKE Vietnam | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 826 | Failed Hang Climbing (Stage Three) | She originally failed the Hedgehog in Stage 1B but received a Wildcard later on. SASUKE Vietnam 4's Miss Sasuke. |
| 5 | 901 | Failed Hang Climbing (Stage Three) | Last Woman Standing. |
SASUKE Results[]
Competitions[]
| SASUKE | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 85 | Failed Rolling Log (Second Stage) | Hair skimmed the water. |
SASUKE World Cup[]
| Competition | Stage | Heat | Run | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Stage | 3 | 5 | Clear (127.81) | Digest. Earned 60 points for Team Australia. |
| Third Stage | 2 | 3 | Failed Sidewinder | Second Transition. Earned 40 points for Team Australia. |
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World[]
| Competition | Stage | Heat | Run | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Stage Two | 2 | 1 | 1. Epic Catch & Release | Earned 0 points for Team Australia. |
| 6 | Stage One | 1 | 1 | Clear (2:56.26) | First female international competitor to hit the buzzer and fourth woman to complete Stage One on any American Ninja Warrior competition. Earned 1 point for Team Australia. |
Ninja Warrior Germany: 4 Nations Special[]
| Competition | Stage | Round | Run | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Second Stage | 2 | 2 | 5. Pole Grasper | Earned 3 points for Team Australia. |
Videos[]
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
Australian Ninja Warrior 2[]
