American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World is a television special aired approximately once a year on NBC. It features a team of American Ninja Warrior fan favorites competing against teams of competitors from other regions of the world, including Japan, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia, for bragging rights and the American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World trophy. The competitors race on the same Mount Midoriyama course used in the annual ANW finals on the Las Vegas Strip.

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World
Genre	Sports entertainment Sports competition
Directed by	Patrick McManus
Presented by	Matt Iseman Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Jenn Brown (2014) Kristine Leahy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Arthur Smith Kent Weed Brian Richardson Anthony Storm
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	2 hours
Production company	A. Smith & Co.
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	HDTV (1080i)
Audio format	5.1 Surround
Original release	January 13, 2014 – present

Series overview

Special		Air date	Champions	Runner-up	3rd Place	4th Place	Commentators	Sideline reporter
1	USA vs. Japan	January 13, 2014	Team USA	Team Japan	Only 2 teams		Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila	Jenn Brown
2	USA vs. The World	September 15, 2014	Team Europe	Team USA	Team Japan	Only 3 teams
3		January 31, 2016	Team USA	Team Europe				Kristine Leahy
4		June 4, 2017			Team Latin America
5		March 11, 2018	Team Europe	Team USA		Team Asia
6		January 27, 2019	Team USA	Team Australia	Team Europe	Only 3 teams
7		January 26, 2020	Team Australia	Team USA				Zuri Hall

Specials

USA vs. Japan (January 2014)

During the season 5 finale of American Ninja Warrior, NBC announced that a special "USA vs. Japan" matchup would take place, the first-ever team competition in American Ninja Warrior's history.[1] The two-hour special premiered on January 13, 2014, at 8 pm EST on NBC and matched five Japanese Sasuke All-Stars and New Stars - heroes of the original Ninja Warrior - against five American stars representing American Ninja Warrior at the American reconstruction of the Mount Midoriyama course in Las Vegas. At stake was the United States vs. Japan championship; also branded as the first world championship for Sasuke/American Ninja Warrior, and a trophy to match. The special featured American Ninja Warrior's regular broadcasting crew: analysts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila along with sideline reporter Jenn Brown.

Rosters

Team USA [2]
Brian Arnold	Paul Kasemir	James McGrath	Travis Rosen	Brent Steffensen

Team Japan [2]
Kazuma Asa	Hitoshi Kanno	Ryo Matachi	Shingo Yamamoto	Yuji Urushihara

Overview

The teams faced off on each stage in turn, with each stage hosting its own round of five one-on-one matches and no competitor allowed to run the same stage twice. The first national team to win three matches out of five earned the point(s) for that stage. Stage One was worth one point, while Stage Two was worth two points and Stage Three was worth three. In the event of a 3-3 tie after the first three stages, the tiebreaker would be a one-off showdown where each country would pick one team member for a race to the top of the Final Stage.

Results

Final Score: Team USA: 6, Team Japan: 0.

Champions: Team USA

USA vs. the World (September 2014)

During the Season 6 finale, NBC announced that another special entitled "USA vs. the World" matchup would take place in Las Vegas under a new format. On September 15, Team USA competed against a returning Team Japan, and a new team, Team Europe. This was the "Second Annual International Competition" that pitted top competitors from the United States American Ninja Warrior, Japan Ninja Warrior (Sasuke), and also European All Stars.[3] The three-hour special aired on September 15, 2014, on NBC with an encore airing September 16, 2014, on Esquire. The special once again was hosted by hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila as well as sideline reporter Jenn Brown.

Rosters

Team USA [4]
Brian Arnold	Elet Hall	Paul Kasemir	Joe Moravsky	Travis Rosen

Team Japan [4]
Kazuma Asa	Hitoshi Kanno	Ryo Matachi	Shingo Yamamoto	Yūsuke Morimoto

Team Europe [4]
Stefano Ghisolfi	Vadym Kuvakin	Sean McColl	Tim Shieff	Miska Sutela

Overview

Since there were three teams competing this year, the rules were a little different. Stage One through Stage Three, there were three heats in each stage. Each heat consisted of three competitors (one competitor from each team). In each heat, the competitor who completed the course (or made it the furthest) in the fastest time received points for their team: one point for each heat in Stage One, two points for each heat in Stage Two, and three points for each heat in Stage Three.

The points were cumulated in the three stages, and the team who got the highest points would be the ANW champions. If there were at least two teams who got the same highest points, those teams would send one member each to scale the Stage Four tower of Mt. Midoriyama. Whoever reached the top of the tower in the fastest time, their respective team would be the ANW Champions. There was no time limit to complete all the stages.

Results

Joe Moravsky beat Brent Steffensen’s record (from ANW USA vs. Japan) for the fastest time in Stage 1, beating Steffensen’s time of 1:14.53 with a time of 1:12.72. However, Tim Shieff beat Moravsky's time in a subsequent heat by finishing in 1:02.70 - the fastest time ever on Stage 1 in ANW history.

Travis Rosen achieved the fastest time by an American on Stage 2 with 1:48.00, but Sean McColl finished with a time of 1:46.51, the fastest of the season. All three Americans (Travis Rosen, Elet Hall, and Brian Arnold) completed Stage 2, with Sean McColl also completing it for Team Europe.

Yusuke Morimoto made ANW history by becoming the first athlete to ever finish Stage 3 with a time of 5:38.91. Stefano Ghisolfi also completed Stage 3 in the same heat, beating Morimoto's time finishing in 4:46.89. Ryo Matachi followed by becoming the third athlete to complete Stage 3 with a time of 5:04.67. In the last run of Stage 3, Brian Arnold became the second American athlete to complete the thirdstage (after Kane Kosugi did it in Sasuke 8) with a time of 4:39.90, the fastest time of the four finishers. Arnold's finish moved USA into a tie with Team Europe, forcing a deciding tie-break on Stage 4.

For the first time in ANW history, the athletes competed on Stage 4. Travis Rosen was selected as the first competitor on ANW to attempt the final stage and he made it all the way up Midoriyama's 90-foot tower with a 77-foot rope with a time of 0:35.77. However, Sean McColl beat Rosen's time by 3/10th of a second (0:00.31), winning the competition for Team Europe as they became the World Champions of ANW. Rosen missed on his first attempt at hitting the buzzer at the end of the rope climb.

Final Score: Team Europe: 10, Team USA: 9, Team Japan: 0

Champions: Team Europe

USA vs. the World (January 2016)

NBC announced that another USA vs. the World matchup would again take place in Las Vegas. It was the second such worldwide special to unite ANW alumni, Sasuke all-stars, and European competitors for the season 7 finale. The 3-hour special aired on January 31, 2016, on NBC. It was hosted by the current American Ninja Warrior hosts, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and co-host Kristine Leahy.[5]

Rosters

Team USA
Isaac Caldiero	Geoff Britten	Kevin Bull	Joe Moravsky	Ian Dory	Drew Drechsel

Team Japan
Kenji Takahashi	Masashi Hioki	Ryo Matachi	Yusuke Morimoto	Tomohiro Kawaguchi

Team Europe
Sean McColl	Tim Shieff	Stefano Ghisolfi	Tim Champion	Alexander Mars

Note: *Britten was unable to compete due to flu-like symptoms with a fever of 103 and was replaced by alternate Joe Moravsky who was standing by.

Results

On Stage 1, Drew Drechsel gets the fastest time of the season with a time of 1:18.61, beating Tim Shieff's time of 1:25.33.

On Stage 2, Sean McColl edged out both Drew Drechsel's time of 1:34.46, and Joe Moravsky's time of 1:23.69, beating them with a speedy time of 1:19.86, the fastest of the ANW season.

On Stage 3, in the last heat, Yusuke Morimoto was the only member of Team Japan to finish this stage with a time of 6:29.38. However, Sean McColl got a faster time with 5:42.25, putting Team Europe in the lead. Isaac Caldiero was the last to compete and needed the 3-point win in order to put Team USA on top. Caldiero brought his team to victory with an impressive time of 4:28.84, the fastest of the season.

Final Score: Team USA: 10, Team Europe: 8, Team Japan: 0

Champions: Team USA

USA vs. The World (June 2017)

The 3-hour special episode aired on June 4, 2017; it was unofficially the first episode of season 8 . Once again, it was hosted by the current American Ninja Warrior hosts, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and co-host Kristine Leahy. This year, Team USA and Team Europe faced a new challenger; Team Latin America.

Rosters

Team USA
Drew Drechsel	Daniel Gil	Brian Arnold	Jake Murray	Josh Levin	Jessie Graff

Team Europe
Tim Shieff	Sean McColl	Owen McKenzie	Stefano Ghisolfi	Alexander Mars	Bjarke Tonnesen

Team Latin America
Danee Marmolejo	Wid Eriksen	Diego Gonzales	David Saikin	Santiago De Alba	Karl Fow

Overview

Each team competed in three heats on each stage. Each heat win on stage one was worth one point. Stage 2 was worth two points. And on stage 3 was worth 3 points. If there was a tie the two teams would race side-by-side up the 80 foot climb of stage 4 of Mt. Midoriyama.

Results

Jessie Graff became the first woman in ANW history to compete and successfully finish Stage 2 in Las Vegas. This was the POM Wonderful "Run of the Night".[6][7] She was also the first woman representing the United States in the USA vs. The World competition.[7] Josh Levin and Drew Drechsel both completed Stage 3, putting them on a list of only a handful of athletes to do so.

Final Score: Team USA: 10, Team Europe: 7, Team Latin America: 1.

Champions: Team USA

USA vs. The World (March 2018)

A fifth USA vs. The World special aired for 3 hours on March 11, 2018. Returning are the current American Ninja Warrior hosts, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and sideline reporter Kristine Leahy. This year, Team USA (blue), Team Europe (green) and Team Latin America (yellow) faced a new challenger; Team Asia (red).

Rosters

Names in italics represent a named Team Captain.

Team USA
Joe Moravsky	Drew Drechsel	Sean Bryan	Najee Richardson

Team USA members wore blue T-shirts and shorts. Competitors included 3-time USA vs. The World veterans Joe Moravsky, the "Last Ninja Standing" in season 9, and Drew Drechsel, who had the fastest time in Stage One that season. Also on Team USA were the two other competitors besides Moravsky to make it to Stage Three in season 9, Sean Bryan and Najee Richardson, both competing for the first time on USA vs. The World.[8]

Team Europe
Sean McColl	Alexander Mars	Øssur Eiriksfoss	Sergio Verdasco

Team Europe members wore green T-shirts and shorts. Competitors included Sean McColl, who returned for his 4th USA vs. The World and final appearance, and Alexander Mars, the "Last Ninja Standing" on Ninja Warrior Sweden, who returned for his 3rd and final appearance on the NBC special. Øssur Eiriksfoss, a Team Ninja Warrior Denmark record-holder, and Sergio Verdasco, who achieved "Total Victory" on Ninja Warrior Spain, were first-time competitors.[9]

Team Latin America
Danee Marmolejo	Karl Fow	Marco Jubes	Sebastian Prieto

Team Latin America members wore yellow T-shirts and shorts. Competitors included freerunners Danee Marmolejo and Karl Fow, who returned for their second appearance, as well as professional rock climbers, Marco Jubes and Sebastian Prieto, who made their first appearance on the NBC special.[10]

Team Asia
Tomohiro Kawaguchi	Yusuke Morimoto	Yosua Laskaman Zalukhu ("Yosua Zalukhu")	Lê Văn Thực ("Thuc Le")

Team Asia competed for the first time, with members wearing red T-shirts and shorts. Competitors included Yusuke Morimoto, who returned for his 3rd appearance, and first under the Team Asia banner. He had twice competed for Team Japan in late 2014 and 2016. Another returning Team Japan member was Tomohiro Kawaguchi, who returned for his 2nd appearance. He had previously competed for Team Japan in 2016. A first-time appearance was also made by Yosua Zalukhu, the "Last Ninja Standing" on Ninja Warrior Indonesia, making it to Stage Four. Thuc Le also made his first USA vs. The World appearance, having achieved "Total Victory" on Ninja Warrior Vietnam.[11]

Overview

There were two heats during Stage One and Two in which one athlete from each team would run. The runner who went the furthest the fastest won three points for their team, second place won two points, and third place won one point. Last place received zero points. The three highest-scoring teams at the end of the two stages advanced to Stage Three, while the team with the fewest points was eliminated. While there was a time limit for Stage One, there was no time limit for Stage Two.[12]

The scoreboard was reset at the beginning of Stage Three, which also included two heats. The runner who went the furthest the fastest won their team two points, while second place won their team one point. Last place received zero points. The two highest-scoring teams at the end of Stage Three would move on to Stage Four, while the team with the fewest points was eliminated.[12]

Obstacles
Stage One	Stage Two	Stage Three	Stage Four
Snake Run	Giant Ring Swing	Floating Boards	80-foot rope climb
Propeller Bar	Criss Cross Salmon Ladder	Key Lock Hang
Double Dipper	Wave Runner	Nail Clipper
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Parkour Run	Wingnut Alley	Curved Body Prop
Warped Wall	Wall Flip	Peg Cloud
Domino Pipes	N/A	Time Bomb
Flying Squirrel + Final Climb	N/A	Flying Bar

Results

During Heat 1 of Stage One, Team USA was represented by Joe Moravsky, Team Europe by Ossur Eiriksfoss, Team Latin America by Karl Fow, and Team Asia by Thuc Le. Moravsky fell on the Domino Pipes, while Eiriksfoss fell on the Spider Jump, and Le fell on the Double Dipper. Fow was the only one to complete the course. Team Latin America won the heat. During Heat 2 of Stage One, Team USA was represented by Drew Drechsel, Team Europe by Sergio Verdasco, Team Latin America by Danee Marmolejo, and Team Asia by Tomohiro Kawaguchi. Drechsel, Verdasco, and Marmolejo all finished the course while Kawaguchi fell on the Domino Pipes. Team USA won the heat. At the end of both heats, the points totals were added.[12]

During Heat 1 of Stage Two, Team USA was represented by Sean Bryan, Team Europe by Alexander Mars, Team Latin America by Marco Jubes, and Team Asia by Yusuke Morimoto. Bryan fell at Wingnut Alley, while Mars fell at the Wave Runner. Jubes and Morimoto both fell at the Swing Surfer. Team USA won the heat. During Heat 2 of Stage Two, Team USA was represented by Najee Richardson, Team Europe by Sean McColl, Team Latin America by Sebastian Prieto, and Team Asia by Yosua Zalukhu. Richardson and McColl both completed the course, while Prieto fell on the Criss Cross Salmon Ladder and Zalukhu on the Wave Runner. As McColl finished fastest, Team Europe won the heat. At the end of both heats, points totals from Stage One and Two were combined, with Team USA leading with 10 points, Team Europe with 6 points, and Team Latin America with 5 points. Team Asia had the fewest points and was eliminated.[12]

During Heat 1 of Stage Three, Team USA was represented by Drew Drechsel, Team Europe by Sergio Verdasco, and Team Latin America by Marco Jubes. Drechsel and Verdasco both fell on the Ultimate Cliffhanger, while Jubes fell on the first obstacle, the Floating Boards. Team Europe won the heat, as Verdasco made it to the Ultimate Cliffhanger faster than Team USA's Drechsel. During Heat 2 of Stage Three, Team USA was represented by Joe Moravsky, Team Europe by Alexander Mars, and Team Latin America by Sebastian Prieto. All 3 fell on the Ultimate Cliffhanger. However, Team USA won the heat as Moravsky made it to the obstacle faster than Team Europe's Mars. At the end of both heats, the points totals were combined, with Team USA and Team Europe tied with 3 points. Team Latin America had 0 points and was eliminated.[12]

During Stage Four, Team USA was represented by Sean Bryan, while Team Europe was represented by Sean McColl. In an 80-foot rope climb race to the top of Mount Midoriyama, McColl edged out Bryan with a time of 25:93, just faster than Bryan's 26:79. Team Europe was then declared champions, earning their second USA vs. The World trophy. McColl's run was also named the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night".[13]

Final Score: Team Europe: 4, Team USA: 3, Team Latin America: 0.

Champions: Team Europe

USA vs. The World (January 2019)

The sixth competition aired on January 27, 2019.[14] It featured competitors from the United States, Europe, and for the first time, Australia. Every team had at least one female competitor.[15]

Rosters

Names in italics represent a named Team Captain.

Team USA
Drew Drechsel	Jesse "Flex" Labreck	Mathis "Kid" Owhadi	Najee Richardson	Barclay Stockett

Team Europe
Georgia Munroe	Katie McDonnell	Javier Cano	Iris Matamoros	Oliver Edelmann

Team Australia
Ashlin Herbert	Bryson Klein	Ben Polson	Olivia Vivian	Jack Wilson

For the first time, all members of Team Europe were new.

Overview

The competition took place on all three stages of Mt. Midoriyama (stage 4), with the final two teams racing side-by-side up the 80 foot tower to become world champions and claim the ANW trophy. Team USA, featuring two top female competitors on their team faced the defending champions Team Europe and all of new team from Australia. One athlete from each team competed in each heat. First place gets 2 points; second place gets 1 point and third place gets 0 points. At the end, only the two highest ranked teams advance to stage 4 for a climb-off. Whoever gets to the top first take home the title of ANW World Champions.

Obstacles
Stage One	Stage Two	Stage Three	Stage Four
Archer Alley	Catch and Release	Floating Boards	80-foot rope climb
Propeller Bar	Criss Cross Salmon Ladder	En Garde
Double Dipper	Deja Vu	Crazy Clocks
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Tire Run	Wingnut Alley	Curved Body Prop
Warped Wall	Water Walls	Peg Cloud
Razor Beams	N/A	Cane Lane
Twist & Fly + Final Climb	N/A	Flying Bar

Results

During Stage One, Heat 1, Team USA's Barclay Stockett set her own record when she completed the course, hitting the buzzer for the very first time. She made ANW history by becoming only the third woman to finish Stage One with a time of 3:02.57; also earning a point for Team USA.

During Stage One, Heat 2, Mathis "Kid" Owhadi, the youngest competitor to ever join Team USA, completed the stage in the fastest time, hitting the buzzer at a blazing 1.27.18. This made it the fastest time on Stage One in this season.

During Stage Two, Heat 2, Jesse "Flex" Labreck made ANW history when she not only completed the stage, but finished it in the fastest time than the other Ninjas in her heat, earning two points for Team USA. Labreck is only the second woman to achieve this feat, following in the footsteps of stuntwoman Jessie Graff from two years ago.

During Stage Three, 4-time Team USA member "Real Life Ninja" Drew Drechsel made it the furthest out of all the other Ninjas in his heat, by making it all the way to the second to last obstacle, Cane Lane.

During Stage Four, it was Team USA Drew Drechsel vs. Team Australia Ashlin Herbert to rope climb the 80 foot tower of Mt. Midoriyama. Despite Herbert's team putting a bucket of beer at the top for extra motivation, it was Drechsel who completed the climb in a time of 33.43 seconds, winning it for Team USA.

Final Score: Team USA: 8, Team Australia: 6 points, Team Europe: 1

Champions: Team USA

USA vs. The World (January 2020)

The seventh competition aired on January 26, 2020. It featured competitors from the United States, Europe, and Australia. Every team had one female competitor.

The Australian premiere broadcast was heavily edited to remove most of the footage of Drew Drechsel; due to current US legal proceedings.[16]

Rosters

Team USA
Drew Drechsel	Jesse "Flex" Labreck	Daniel Gil	Adam Rayl	Karsten Williams	Michael Torres

Team Europe
Thomas Hubener	Steffi Noppinger	Kesu Ahmed	Anton Fomenko	Damir Okanovic	Magnus Midtbø

Team Australia
Bryson Klein	Olivia Vivian	Daniel Mason	Josh O’Sullivan	Cam D’Silva	Matt Tsang

Overview

The Competition took place on all three stages of Mt. Midoriyama (stage 4), with the final two teams racing side-by-side up the 80 foot tower to become world champions and claim the ANW trophy.

Team USA, the defending champions, once again face Team Europe and Team Australia. One athlete from each team competed in each heat.

On Stage One, first place got 2 points, second place got 1 point and third place got 0 points. On Stage Two, first place got 3 points, second place got 2 points and third place got 1 point. On Stage Three, first place got 5 points, second place got 3 point and third place got 1 point. At the end, only the two highest ranked teams advance to stage 4 for a climb-off. Whoever gets to the top first take home the title of ANW World Champions.

Results

During Stage One, Heat 1, Team Australia's Olivia Vivian made ANW history when she became the first female international competitor to hit the buzzer. This made her only the fourth woman overall to finish Stage One. Her time was 2.56.26, earning one point for Team Australia. Later in Heat 3, Team USA’s Jesse “Flex” Labreck became the fifth woman to finish Stage One, earning two points for the Americans.

Despite Drew Drechsel injuring his left hand and wrist on Stage Three, he muscled through and completed the course, putting Team USA in first place and eliminating Team Europe who was in third place in overall points. However, Dreschel's injury caused him to bow out of the final stage, the 80-foot rope climb. Replacing Dreschel was Adam Rayl who climbed against Bryson Klein of Team Australia. Klein made it up the rope faster and won it for Team Australia, their first championship in only two appearances.

Obstacles
Stage One	Stage Two	Stage Three	Stage Four
Archer Alley	Giant Walk The Plank	Grip and Tip	80-foot rope climb
Spin Your Wheels	Extension Ladder	Iron Summit
Double Dipper	Snap Back	Crazy Clocks
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Tire Run	Grim Sweeper	Pipe Dream
Warped Wall	Water Walls	Cane Lane
Diving Boards	N/A	Flying Bar
Twist & Fly + Final Climb	N/A	N/A

Final Score: Team USA: 16, Team Australia: 8 points, Team Europe: 6

Note: The scores between Team USA and Team Australia were wiped and both teams started at zero heading into the rope climb up Mt. Midoriyama.

Champions: Team Australia

Ratings

Special	Time slot (ET)	Original air date	Viewership (millions)	18–49		Source
				Rating	Share
USA vs. Japan	Monday 8:00 pm	January 13, 2014	5.54	1.9	5	[17]
USA vs. The World		September 15, 2014	5.21	1.9	6	[18]
	Sunday 8:00 pm	January 31, 2016	4.55	1.4	5	[19]
		June 4, 2017	4.22	1.1	4	[20]
		March 11, 2018	3.57	0.9	3	[21]
	Sunday 9:00 pm	January 27, 2019	2.83	0.7	3	[22]
		January 26, 2020	2.17	0.4	2	[23]

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