(NBC)
Tonight is the season finale of American Ninja Warrior, and 17 athletes will bring their a-game for a chance at $1 million and the title of the next American Ninja Warrior. Last year, Isaac Caldiero was able to climb the final stage of Mount Midoriyama in just 26.14 seconds– narrowly beating runner-up Geoff Britten by three seconds. Tonight’s competition will begin with stage 2: the giant ring swing, down up salmon ladder, wave runner, and the wall flip.
Read on for live updates.
UPDATE: Drew Drechsel and Daniel Gil were the only two competitors to advance to Stage 3, but neither made it to Stage 4. None of tonight’s competitors walked away with $1 million.
American Ninja Warrior Live Updates
– 21-year-old Michael Torres lost his momentum and was out on the first obstacle, the giant ring swing
– Najee Richardson flew through the first obstacle, but fell on the down up salmon ladder
– Adam Rayl had a strong start, and made it all the way to the third obstacle before slipping on the wave runner
– Josh Levin had an incredibly strong performance but lost his grip in the second half of the course
– Grant McCartney used a lot of his energy on the giant ring swing, and wasn’t able to keep up on the salmon ladder
– Neil Craver is one of only nine competitors to reach stage 2 in the last two seasons– unfortunately, he was taken out by the wave runner tonight
– Flip Rodriguez was knocked out because he skipped the second board on the wave runner– it was stated in the rules that all competitors must make use of both boards
– Chris Wilczewski made it farther than anyone had in the night, but wasn’t able to complete Stage 2
– Joe Marovsky’s grip failed him on the third obstacle; he fell on the wave runner
– Brian Arnold started off strong but wasn’t able to make it through the wedge
– Thomas Stillings lost his momentum on the salmon ladder
– Jake Murray had a strong start, but fell on the double wedge
