Paul Kasemir (ポール・キャゼミア) is a software engineer from Longmont, Colorado, who competed in SASUKE 26 by qualifying for the tournament through American Ninja Warrior 2. There, he was one of a then-record five Americans to clear the First Stage and a record four Americans to clear the Second Stage.
In the First Stage, he cleared most of the obstacles with little problems. However, towards the end of the course, he started to slow down and was running low on time at the Rope Ladder. He managed to press the button in time and finish with 00.84 seconds on the clock, the closest clear since Brian Orosco cleared by 00.68 seconds in SASUKE 21. In the Second Stage, he moved through all the obstacles and cleared with just over two seconds remaining.
In the Third Stage, he failed the transition from the second to third doorknob on the Doorknob Grasper after having trouble with the rotating doorknobs.
Kasemir then competed in American Ninja Warrior 3. He went through the prelims in 57 seconds and he became one of the ten to make it to SASUKE 27. He was again one of the four Americans to clear the Second Stage; however, he was also one of the four Americans to fail the Ultimate Cliffhanger.
He returned for American Ninja Warrior 4, and posted the fastest time in both the qualifiers and the regionals. In the Vegas Finals he cleared the First Stage easily, but he struggled in the Second Stage and he had less than 20 seconds by the time he beat the Balance Tank and due to fatigue he lost his grip on the Metal Spin shortly after.
In American Ninja Warrior 5, he placed first in the Denver finals. In Vegas once again he cleared the First Stage. In the Second Stage however, he shocked everybody when he failed the Double Salmon Ladder, when he let his bad habit of looking to the left on the obstacle get the best of him.
In American Ninja Warrior 6, Kasemir once again cleared the qualifiers in a run that was digested, though it did take him two tries to get up the Warped Wall. His finals run was also digested, but it was revealed that he managed to complete the course with the second fastest time, despite getting injured on the Doorknob Arch, when his body hit the edge of the ending wall. In Vegas, he earned the nickname Mr. Consistency for his Stage 1 completions. Kasemir once again cleared Stage 1. On the Second Stage, he was able to complete the Double Salmon Ladder that took him out last year. On the Unstable Bridge, however, Kasemir was able to make it to the second bridge. Unfortunately, he lost his grip and fell in the water. This is the third consecutive year that Paul hasn't cleared the Second Stage.
He competed in the USA Vs. Japan Special. In the second match in the 1st stage, he went up against Kanno Hitoshi, who was still recovering from a surgery. Kanno went first and cleared it 1:25.43. Paul went next and cleared with 1:24.80, less than a second away from Kanno, and led USA to win that match & the 1st Stage. He went again in the 3rd stage in the 4th match. He made it farther than he did before as he made it to the Flying Bar. Kanno Hitoshi went after Paul and at that time, Team Japan was in crunchtime and needed the 3 points to go to the Final Stage tiebreaker. This did not happen, however, as Kanno shockingly failed the Ultimate Cliffhanger, which then Team USA got the 3 points and the show ended, 6 to nothing.
Paul returned for the USA Vs. The World Special. He went up against Asa Kazuma and Miska Sutela in the First Stage's third match. Paul ended up clearing the stage for an amazing seventh time in his career while Asa and Sutela failed the Jumping Spider and Soritatsu Kabe respectively. He competed again in the Third Stage's first match with Asa Kazuma and Vadym Kuvakin. Kuvakin would end up going to the Hang Climbing, while Paul and Asa would both fail the Cannonball Incline. However Team USA ended up advancing with Team Europe, while Team Japan was knocked out.
In American Ninja Warrior 7, Paul competed in the Kansas City course. He easily completed the course with the second fastest time. In the city finals, his run was digested and it was shown that he failed the Body Prop, the second time he failed a city finals course since Season 3. However, he managed to finish 7th and qualify to Vegas. His run was broadcast first and while he cruised through most of the obstacles, he shockingly failed on the Triple Swing, the final obstacle on stage one, ending his streak of Stage 1 completions.
In American Ninja Warrior 8, due to the purging of many old competitors, Paul was one of many veterans who did not receive a call to compete this season.
Results
| SASUKE/ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 61 | Failed Doorknob Grasper (Third Stage) | Second Knob. |
| 27 | 89 | Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger (Third Stage) | Transition from fourth to fifth Ledge. |
| ANW4 | 99 | Failed Metal Spin (Second Stage) | Lost Grip and Got Fatigue. |
| ANW5 | 48 | Failed Double Salmon Ladder (Second Stage) | Seventh rung. |
| ANW6 | 65 | Failed Unstable Bridge (Second Stage) | Second bridge. |
| ANW7 | 1 | Failed Triple Swing (First Stage) | Transition from first to second bar. |