Tasha Schwikert Warren, also simply known as Tasha Schwikert (ターシャ・シュワイカート), is a former American olympic gymnast (She won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in 2000, and a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championship in 2003), who now works as a Gymnastics commentator, who has only participated in KUNOICHI 2003 and managed to reach the very end of the Second Stage, before timing out, on her newcomer performance in said KUNOICHI tournament. But despite that particular success, Schwikert has not participated in KUNOICHI since that tournament, which makes her one of the many one-time KUNOICHI participants, who managed to get very far into the course on their sole performance.
KUNOICHI[]
KUNOICHI 2003[]
Tasha Schwikert's only performance in KUNOICHI was in KUNOICHI 2003, in which she received #99, the second highest number of the entire tournament. In the First Stage, Tasha Schwikert advanced through the first half of the stage at a very smooth pace, not showing any problems on the first half of the stage. After that, Tasha Schwikert managed to clear the first two new obstacles of the stage, the Fuandou, Hasso Tobi and the Shamenso without a single problem as well and also kept her efficient pace, reaching the final obstacle of the First Stage, the Dashutsu Nawa, with about 32 seconds remaining on the clock. In the end, she also cleared this obstacle without any trouble, clearing the entire First Stage, doing so with 15.79 seconds remaining on the clock, which was the second best First Stage clear time of the tournament (only behind Mizuno Yūko, who cleared the stage with 18.07 seconds remaining on the clock). In the Second Stage, Tasha Schwikert managed to clear the first obstacle of the stage, the infamous Daichoyaku, despite having a few problems at the start, easily. On the second obstacle of the stage, the Chou Touhan, however, she slipped on her first try to climb up the wall almost all the way up, likely due to the heavy rainfall, that was present during the entire Second Stage, and slid all the way down again, losing precious seconds. On her second try, Tasha Schwikert finally managed to clear the Chou Touhan, reaching the third obstacle of the stage, the Kaiten Tsutsu, with only about 11 seconds remaining. After she managed to clear that obstacle, she began to hurry and reached the final obstacle of the stage, the Fuyuujima with only around 4 seconds remaining on the clock and incredibly managed to reach the end of the obstacle just before she timed out, but unfortunately pressed the finish button about 1 second too late, which meant that her, up to that point, good newcomer performance came to an end.
KUNOICHI Results[]
| KUNOICHI | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99 | Fuyuujima (Second Stage) | Completed the obstacle itself, but pressed the button about 1 second too late. |
Trivia[]
- Schwikert is only one of three competitors who failed the Fuyuujima, with the other competitors being Sugiyama Maho in the same tournament, and Oana Ban in KUNOICHI 2004.
- By receiving #99 in KUNOICHI 2003, it would be the highest number ever given to a foreigner in KUNOICHI at the time. The record would later be matched by Monica Ross in KUNOICHI 2006 New Year, Catalina Ponor in KUNOICHI 2006 Summer, and Diana Pickler in KUNOICHI 2007, all of whom who's later receiving #99 failed in the First Stage.