Episode
American Ninja Warrior: Daytona Beach Qualifiers
Overview
In the Qualifying Round from Daytona Beach, Florida, competitors tackle 6 obstacles including the brand new Rolling Pin and Wingnuts. Veteran Ninja fan-favorites Jessie Graff, Drew Drechsel, and JJ Woods return. NASCAR driver Ben Kennedy also takes on the course for the first time in front of the vibrant, energetic crowd.
Details
- Series
- American Ninja Warrior
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2017-06-26
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Daytona Beach Qualifiers is Episode 3 in Season 9 of American Ninja Warrior. It aired on 2017-06-26. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 2: San Antonio Qualifiers
In the second Qualifying Round from San Antonio, Texas, competitors face 2 new obstacles: the Spinning Bridge and Sky Hooks. Ninja veterans Kacy Catanzaro, Daniel Gil, and Brent Steffensen return. Newcomers include Indy car driver Conor Daly and Olympic Gold Medalist Jonathan Horton.
Episode 4: Kansas City Qualifiers
Kansas City, Missouri is the next stop for competitors to give it their all on the obstacle course. Competitors face 6 challenging obstacles in the city qualifier, including 3 new ones: Hang Glider, Broken Pipes, and Crank It Up. Ninja veterans Lance Pekus, Brandon Mears, and Dan Polizzi return, while Olympic decathlete Jeremy Taiwo takes on the course for the first time.
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Episode 1: Los Angeles Qualifiers
In the first Qualifying Round from Los Angeles, California, competitors must tackle 6 obstacles, including Cannonball Drop and Battering Ram, which are new this season. Ninja veterans Kevin Bull, Flip Rodriguez, and Grant McCartney return for another shot at completing the course.
Episode 5: Cleveland Qualifiers
Cleveland, Ohio hosts the next qualifying round where competitors tackle 2 new obstacles: Razor’s Edge and I-Beam Gap. Cleveland also features the return of last season’s “fantastic four” women – Alyssa Beird, Rachel Goldstein, Jesse “Flex” Labreck, and Michelle Warnky, as well as Ninja veterans Jon Alexis Jr., Mike Bernardo, Joe Moravsky, and Jamie Rahn.
Episode 6: Denver Qualifiers
The Mile High City hosts the final qualifying round where competitors tackle 3 challenging new obstacles: Bouncing Spider, Rail Runner, and Ninjago Roll. Denver features the return of Ninja veterans Jake Murray, Sam Sann, Meagan Martin, and Brian Arnold.
Episode 7: Los Angeles City Finals
The top 30 competitors from the Los Angeles Qualifier tackle the City Finals course, which features the Salmon Ladder, Stair Hopper, Swinging Peg Board and Elevator Climb.
Episode 8: San Antonio City Finals
Competitors will face the Salmon Ladder, Hourglass Drop, Elevator Climb and new obstacle Spinball Wizard; veteran ninjas Kacy Catanzaro, Daniel Gil and Brent Steffensen return.
Episode 9: Daytona Beach City Finals
Contestants tackle obstacles including the Salmon Ladder, Circuit Board, Elevator Climb and new obstacle Giant Cubes.
Episode 10: Cleveland City Finals
The top 30 competitors from the Cleveland city qualifier compete on one of the the world's most challenging obstacle courses.
Episode 11: Kansas City City Finals
The top 30 competitors from Kansas City, Mo., vie for a chance to compete in the national finals.
Episode 12: Denver City Finals
The top competitors from the Denver qualifiers compete one more time before the national finals in Las Vegas.
Episode 13: Las Vegas - Finals Night 1
The season's top competitors compete in the national finals in Las Vegas.