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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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MAN: It's a global phenomenon,
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the toughest obstacle course
on the planet.
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MAN: Yes! Sticks it!
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Oooh!
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And that is shocking.
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In dozens of countries...
Oh!
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..thousands have tried to beat it.
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Oh! Face plant! Oh!
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But in 20 years,
just ten have succeeded.
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An American is summiting
Mount Midoriyama.
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Now Ninja Warrior comes to Australia.
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WOMAN: This guy has got
what it takes
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to be Australian Ninja Warrior,
I can feel it.
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Go, you good thing! Yeah.
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Tells the crowd, "I'm on fire."
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It's such a life-changing moment,
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if I actually did get to the top,
to hit that buzzer.
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MAN: Do not give up now.
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Oh, flying through!
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The dismount was flawless.
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Finally, Australia's best...
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I'm stuntman.
I'm a firefighter.
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Carpenter.
I'm a mum of three girls.
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I've been to two Olympic Games.
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..and bravest...
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I was born without my leg.
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I broke my back
and I'm never gonna walk again.
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We were ambushed. Some bullet
fragments went through my face.
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..take their shot at glory.
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My life's journey has taken me
to this point.
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I just want to absolutely smash it.
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I'm here to prove
anything is possible.
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WOMAN: You're going into an arena
to fight to the death.
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And it all begins tonight, with
the first of five qualifying heats.
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Thousands auditioned but only
the very best were selected to try.
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Tonight, the first 50 competitors
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face the brutal stage one
of the course.
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One mistake and they're out.
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Oh, no!
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And only the top 18 qualify
for the semifinals.
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Through the semis and grand final,
the course gets longer and harder.
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That showed guts, that showed glory
and determination.
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But ninjas must complete it all
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to earn the right to attempt
the Holy Grail -
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climbing Mount Midoriyama.
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If anyone can conquer it,
they'll claim $100,000...
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You are unbelievable!
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..and title of Australia's first...
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Ninja Warrior.
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Hello. I'm Rebecca Maddern.
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I'm Freddie Flintoff.
And I'm Ben Fordham.
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Welcome to Australian Ninja Warrior.
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Tonight, the worldwide phenomenon,
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where everyday athletes
take on superhuman challenges.
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Our first 50 are ready
to step up to the plate
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and show all of Australia
just what it takes to be a ninja.
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Yes, Ben, we've got mums and dads,
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doctors, tradies, firefighters,
you name it.
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Each have one thing in common -
the guts and determination
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to take on the biggest
obstacle course in the world.
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You can't just step up
and have a go.
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All of our competitors
have been through
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a rigorous selection process
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and that is crucial,
'cause once they get out there,
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forget the crowds,
forget the cameras,
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these guys are 8m high and they are
hanging on for their lives.
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Nobody knows what to expect,
not even our contestants.
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They may have been training
for months,
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but until today, they didn't even
know the obstacles they were facing.
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When they step up to that gate,
it is for the first time.
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That's a good point, Freddie.
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No dress rehearsals
in Australian Ninja Warrior.
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It's raw, it's real,
at times it's brutal
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and, Freddie, you're gonna have
a front-row seat for all of this.
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Oh, yes, I'll be up close with
the ninjas as they try and stay dry,
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'cause if they even touch the water,
it ends right there.
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So let's take a look at the course
for tonight's first qualifying heat.
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All competitors male and female
will tackle the same six obstacles.
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First up, the Quintuple Steps.
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Competitors must make their way
across five angled platforms
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a metre and a half apart.
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Next, it's the Silk Slider.
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Competitors grip the fabric
and ride down a zip line,
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timing their mid-air transition
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to a rope that will help them
swing to the other side.
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Then it's the Bridge of Blades.
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Light feet and speed are everything,
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as the bridge rotates
under their weight.
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In the Tyre Swing To Cargo Net,
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competitors use a rope
to reach a hanging tyre.
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They need to create momentum
to swing to a cargo net
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and climb down
without touching the water.
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The Double Tilt Ladder puts
upper body strength to the test,
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as competitors traverse
two sets of tilting monkey bars
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which have rungs missing
for extra challenge.
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And finally,
it's the legendary Warped Wall.
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4.2m straight up.
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Reach the top and you're done.
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The top 18 competitors
from each heat
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make it through to the semifinals.
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Let's bring out
our first competitor.
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He works in a circus, but he can't
afford to clown around tonight.
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Our first ever Australian Ninja
Warrior competitor, Jack Morris.
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JACK: I went to see Cirque du Soleil
when I was about nine years old
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and got really inspired.
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Mum pushed me to do it,
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so I moved away from home
and went and joined the circus.
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I went to school every day,
just like a normal kid,
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and then I'd train for
two and a half hours,
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just to see how far
I can push myself.
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Growing up, I always knew I wanted to
do it, in the back of my head.
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Like, everyone here is so fit.
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I want to see how far
I can push my body
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and what I can do
that I never knew was possible.
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(CHEERING)
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How about that roar, Ben,
for our first ninja?
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BEN: No doubt.
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It's a jungle out there
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and they're all keen to see
how our very first competitor does.
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Go, Jack! Whoo, ninja!
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There's mum, Fiona,
his brothers and sisters.
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They're wearing 'Ninja Jack'
T-shirts. Come on, Jack Morris.
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Our first ever competitor
on Australian Ninja Warrior.
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This is nerve-racking, no doubt.
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They need to nail
this first obstacle.
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Here he goes on the Quintuple Steps.
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(CHEERING)
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They've never seen
the obstacles before.
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They're a metre and a half apart.
And he's through! There you go.
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Relief right around the crowd.
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OK, next up, the Silk Slider.
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Steels himself. Here we go.
MAN: Come on, Jack.
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WOMAN: Come on, Jack.
He grabs the rope.
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Not easy.
Come on, Jack.
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Good job, mate. Get it. Push off.
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Push off, push off.
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He's gotta be careful here.
Touch the water and he is out.
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Oh, Jack has got
a real problem here.
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He's lost all momentum.
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I know he's a trapeze artist
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but he's got to get swinging
from a dead hang.
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Push off with your feet! Feet!
Push off with your feet!
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Have a look at him go here.
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He's using a lot of energy here,
Ben.
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I'm worried about his energy levels.
He's hanging for a long time.
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Hit the pad with your feet!
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Yeah, have a look at Jack's mum,
Fiona.
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She's screaming advice
like a boxing coach at the moment.
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Go, Jack!
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Go, Jack!
Go, Jack!
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Jack's family can hardly watch.
Mum's not giving up.
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This is burning up Jack's arms.
It's costing him time.
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I don't think he can get there.
I don't think he can do it.
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Go, Jack! Go, Jack!
Come on, Jack! Focus!
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Listen to your mum, Jack. Push up.
Come on, you can do it.
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Here he goes.
Here he comes.
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Climbs his way up onto the pad.
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Just when we thought
he wasn't gonna make it -
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well, I thought
he wasn't gonna make it.
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Have a look now as he steels himself
for the Bridge of Blades.
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Take it fast, mate. Take it fast.
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This thing spins beneath your weight.
You've gotta be fast.
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Yeah!
And he trips his way through.
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It was a somersault.
A circus-style somersault.
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You don't need to do that,
but he's added a bit of pizzazz.
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You've got this.
WOMAN: Go, Jack!
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Now, you can see here,
flexing the forearms.
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As he approaches
the Tyre To Cargo Net,
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he's really hurting already
from that long hang on the rope.
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PEOPLE: Go, Jack! Go, Jack!
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Oh, no! He's gone.
Oh, he's in the water.
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So close. One hand onto the tyre.
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Jack Morris,
that was a great effort.
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Bad luck, mate.
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MAN: Bad luck, mate.
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Now, watch this.
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Coming off the Silk Slider,
you can see Jack's body is twisted.
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He's got zero momentum
moving forward onto the rope.
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That meant, for an agonising
60 seconds, he's just hanging on.
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So, by the time he reaches
the tyre swing,
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the ideal grip is over the top
and he's too tired.
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He can only grab it underneath
with one arm.
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And there was no way
he was going to be able to hang on.
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Jack, Jack, come here, mate.
What happened?
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You got stuck on the rope.
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I didn't get enough swing, but I
went for it, unfortunately, so, yeah,
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I don't know, it was a bit of
a difficult one.
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But what are you gonna do?
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Yeah, your nickname's 'Superman'
but not tonight, Jack.
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Unlucky, mate.
That's alright. Thank you.
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(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
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Yeah, good on you, mate. Nice try.
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So proud of you. You did so well.
Well done.
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Good try.
Here's your top.
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No joy for Ninja Jack.
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But making his way to the course
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is Australian Ninja Warrior's
very first Olympian.
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Competing at the elite level
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has given him all the training
and experience he needs
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to go far on this course.
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He is triathlete Ryan Fisher.
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RYAN: I represented Australia
at the Rio Olympics,
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which was pretty unreal,
to be honest.
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But at the same time,
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I think I'm probably almost
more nervous for this.
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It's something I'm not familiar with.
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You have absolutely zero room
for error.
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So I'm not quite sure
what I've got myself into here
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but, you know, at the same time,
once the timer goes at the start,
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I think, you know, it's pretty easy
to surprise yourself.
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The Warped Wall is something
that you obviously see
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and because it's the last obstacle,
I think to get all the way there
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and then not make it up the wall
would be pretty demoralising.
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So I'm a little bit intimidated
by that.
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(BEEP)
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BEN: There he goes.
(CHEERING)
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Taking his time
on the Quintuple Steps.
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Ryan's used to big-time pressure
after his Olympic experience.
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But, Bec, he's more nervous about
being on the Ninja course.
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They don't call it the biggest
obstacle course in the world
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for nothing.
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He's through the Quintuple Steps.
Now time for the Silk Slider.
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Come on, Ryan.
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Here he goes, onto the rope.
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He's doing this a lot faster
than Jack.
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Bridge of Blades next.
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The lower you step on the blades,
the less they'll spin.
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A bit high, but he's OK.
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Yeah, being a triathlete,
he's good at changing disciplines.
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You need that here on Ninja Island.
Now time for the Tyre To Cargo Net.
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PEOPLE: (CHANTING)
Ryan! Ryan! Ryan! Ryan!
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Here we go. Grabs... Oh, no.
Had a crack but let go of it.
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Now, as long as he hangs onto the
rope, he can have another crack.
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How does he look, Freddie?
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He has to gather up momentum,
reach for the tyre
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and then pull back
with that left hand.
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Try and get a swing onto the net.
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He's gotta have those legs kicking.
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He's got the right grip over the
tyre, the way Jack should've done,
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but he's gotta get moving.
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He needs to get onto this cargo net
quick sticks
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'cause you don't want to hang on
that tyre forever.
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Oh!
Hits the pool.
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Yeah, he did a lot right, Ryan.
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He got a good grip on the tyre,
held onto the rope with his left hand
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but he let it go before he built up
enough momentum in his swing
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and he just couldn't get
that heavy tyre swinging far enough
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to reach the net.
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Ryan, you've competed
in the Olympics.
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Now you've completed in
Ninja Warrior. Which was tougher?
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Oh, hands down, that.
I was pretty nervous.
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You was nervous?
I thought you was quite cool.
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You must be used to the spotlight
and the pressure.
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No, I was just putting that all on.
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I've been so nervous
all day for that.
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Mate, you're a winner in our eyes.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for Ryan!
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(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
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Our next Ninja is stepping up.
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She is a mother of three
from Western Australia
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and she's doing this tonight
to inspire her daughters.
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Janet Smith!
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I'm Janet Smith. I'm a 37-year-old
mum of three girls.
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I'm from Margaret River
in Western Australia.
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Yeah, my old life was finance.
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I worked for a bank for nine years
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and there was always this
little burning flame inside of me
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that wanted to move into
the fitness world.
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And I've never looked back.
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We need to chase what makes us happy
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and then the kids go along
with that.
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They draw inspiration from it.
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My girls are little mini-mes.
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They will try anything
and everything.
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They've just grown up seeing me
give everything a good crack.
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To have my girls cheering me
on the sideline
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at the first
Australian Ninja Warrior,
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that would be so inspiring for them
growing up as young women.
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You've gotta just keep on chasing
your dreams.
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Yew!
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Janet! Janet!
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There they are, Holly, Taylor
and Lily, aged ten, eight and five.
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We've had a circus performer,
we've had an Olympian
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and now a mum from WA.
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BEC: Remember, men and women
compete on exactly the same course.
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It's all about your ability
and agility.
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It's the ultimate equaliser.
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(BEEP)
(CHEERING)
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I just like
the little hand plants there,
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just making sure of
each and every step.
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Her husband Andrew walking alongside.
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She's very calm there.
Very calm.
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You need to watch this Silk Slider.
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Yeah, she got a bit of a jolt there
as well.
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The body's twisted.
Not ideal, but a nice save.
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Yeah, mate!
Go, Mum!
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She's on the platform
and into safety.
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How's the focus on Janet Smith?
She wants to get to the end.
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She wants to see the Warped Wall.
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Just raced through it.
Watch your step here.
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Go, Mum!
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Go, Mum!
GIRL: Go, Mum!
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Well, Janet broke some of her fingers
just a few months ago,
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so this is gonna be tough for her,
as she negotiates...
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Oh!
Oh, no!
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From the tyre onto the net.
Go, Mum!
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Go, Mum!
ANDREW: Swing it.
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Go!
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Come on!
Go!
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Come on!
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Oh, she's done it!
She's onto the net!
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This 5'8" mother of three has just
gone one better than an Olympian.
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Yeah, but now she's got to get down
as quickly as possible
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because hanging there burns up
a lot of upper body strength.
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Incredible effort.
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She can see the Warped Wall
from here.
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But first she's got to get through
the Double Tilt Ladder.
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This is all about grip strength
and endurance.
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And it's a tricky one.
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It looks like the monkey bars
that you had at school
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but there's a massive twist
because they tilt.
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Janet's got to work here.
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That's a brutal climb upwards.
Oh, my god.
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Once those angles shift, her arms
and her fingers will be screaming.
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There's one rung missing
on each ladder.
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And as this one falls down,
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now you've got to somehow get
the momentum to lift this ladder up
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so she can grab onto the next one.
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It's a nasty shock
when it falls down too.
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Come on, Janet.
Watch this.
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Oh!
Oh, no, she's in the water!
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Ben, I was so confident
for Janet Smith.
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I tell you what, she could see it.
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She was almost there,
but just not quite.
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That was a brilliant effort,
though, Ben.
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A truly brilliant effort.
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Take a bow, Janet Smith. Take a bow.
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Janet did well to get one hand
on the second ladder.
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But when the tilt snapped down,
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she just didn't have
the grip strength to hold on.
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You were so close, Mum.
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That was so close.
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Spewin'.
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FREDDIE: Janet, that was incredible.
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Not incredible enough.
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One of the reasons you said you was
doing it was for the three kids.
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Girls, you've gotta be so proud
of Mummy, haven't you?
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Yes.
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Well done, Janet Smith.
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You've made your girls very proud
by going the furthest fastest
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on the Ninja course.
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Question is, who has what it takes
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to get past these
punishing tilting ladders?
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Coming up, Lisa Parkes was told
she'd never walk again.
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LISA: You need to live each day
like it's your last.
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Tonight, she's taking on
the Ninja course.
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They call Ryan Roberts
the real-life Tarzan.
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But this wild man has a secret
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he reckons could put him
in the winners' circle.
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I am scared of heights, but it's
my mental game that no-one else has.
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And later,
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two of the most anticipated
competitors of the series.
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A lot of friends always ask us,
"Oh, who's the better twin?
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"Who can jump further?"
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Parkour twins
Brodie and Dylan Pawson.
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We're going against each other.
It's gonna be the decider.
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You won't believe their skills.
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They're YouTube sensations
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and they're bringing it all here
to Ninja Island.
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Welcome back to
Australian Ninja Warrior.
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We're here on Ninja Island,
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home to the biggest, most challenging
obstacle course on earth.
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Tonight's mission is to complete
six incredibly tough obstacles,
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with the final obstacle,
the infamous 4.2m Warped Wall.
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Climb it, hit the red button
and you're done.
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The 18 ninjas who go the furthest
on the course in the fastest time
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make it through to the semifinals.
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Leading right now is 37-year-old
mother of three, Janet Smith,
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who went further than an Olympian,
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to prove neither age nor gender
is a barrier on Ninja Island.
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Up next is Lisa Parkes,
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a Byron Bay retreat manager
with an inspiring story.
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LISA: Enjoy the run!
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Whoo!
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I'm Lisa Parkes.
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I'm 43 years old and I'm from
the beautiful Byron Bay.
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So, I'm a mum of three children.
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I love showing them
to live their life,
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to make the most of every moment,
you know.
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You never know what's gonna happen
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and you need to live each day
like it's your last.
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I was driving along and someone came
straight through a red light
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and just smashed into my car.
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00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,160
You wouldn't even think anyone
would have even walked out alive
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of that car.
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I broke my back. I was paralysed.
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I just lay there going,
"I'm never gonna walk again.
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00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,280
"What can I do?"
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00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,840
The most powerful thing
is your mind.
401
00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,640
Six months in rehab.
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00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,800
I had to learn to walk properly
again.
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To be able to do what I do now,
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00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,920
people would never believe that
someone that's had a broken back
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and been that severely injured
could actually do that.
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00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:07,400
But it is possible.
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00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,520
I mean, I'd love to hit
that red button.
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00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:11,960
It's a personal thing for me -
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00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,960
it's believing I can do anything,
never giving up.
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00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,880
It would mean everything
if I could hit that button.
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BEN: Ladies and gentlemen,
Lisa Parkes.
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REBECCA: It was, in fact, a drunk
driver who smashed into Lisa.
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Told she would never walk again.
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And here she is,
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about to take on the toughest
obstacle course in the world.
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Lisa has her two sons with her,
Liam and Dialo.
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Her husband as well, Erfan.
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They're supporting her
on the sidelines.
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PEOPLE: Lisa!
(BEEP)
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(CHEERING)
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Lisa is only five foot tall,
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so she's making sure of every jump
on the Quintuple Steps.
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Taking her time,
really focusing on her technique.
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Last one. Nice work, Lisa. She's
through and onto the Silk Slider.
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She is 47kg.
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She is light as a feather
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and that is gonna help her
in some of the obstacles tonight,
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particularly if she gets through
this one.
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00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,520
Go, Mum!
You can do it!
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00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:18,640
Use that swing.
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00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,360
Come on, Lisa.
I don't know.
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00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,800
There we go. Good girl. Good girl.
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00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:27,280
Well done to Lisa.
Righto, Bridge of Blades time.
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You've got to be quick.
You've got to race your way through.
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00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,760
And that's exactly what she does.
436
00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,440
Whoo!
Yeah!
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00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:40,600
Now she aims up for the rope,
the tyre, then the net.
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00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,240
Get it on the first swing.
439
00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,560
Her grip strength is great,
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00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:48,680
so if she can get the momentum
to get onto that tyre,
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it shouldn't prove too much.
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00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,400
That's a good start from Lisa,
getting her arm over the tyre.
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00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,640
But she's let go of the rope already.
444
00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,080
She needs to build up some momentum
here.
445
00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,120
You can do it.
Swing, swing, swing.
446
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,560
The family looks very tense on the
sidelines, full of encouragement.
447
00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,840
They know what Australian
Ninja Warrior means to her.
448
00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,440
Yeah, Bec, but you get the feeling
she's in a lot of pain here.
449
00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,000
She's starting to tire.
450
00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,560
Those hands would be on fire
at the moment.
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And you can see her grimacing.
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She's using every last ounce of
energy here to swing onto that net.
453
00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,040
Go, Mum!
Go, Mum!
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If only you could grab hold
of the net with the legs.
455
00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,120
But it doesn't quite work that way.
Oh!
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00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,320
And then, all of a sudden,
like that, it's over.
457
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,760
It is over.
Such an incredible story.
458
00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,360
We're so proud of you, Lisa Parkes.
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00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:46,520
Lisa did extremely well,
getting her arm over the tyre swing,
460
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but made the mistake
of not holding on long enough.
461
00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,800
She needed to hold on
using that rope as leverage
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to swing onto the cargo net.
463
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,760
No swing and you'll swim.
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Lisa, you are a true inspiration
to myself
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and everyone in the crowd tonight.
466
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,080
That was an amazing effort.
How did you find it?
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Oh, it was a lot of fun.
I just wish I had longer arms.
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00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,240
But I gave it my best shot.
469
00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:12,520
Crowd loved you, we loved you.
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Ladies and gentlemen, let's have
a big round of applause for Lisa.
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Well done, Lisa.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
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Was it fun to watch?
Mmm.
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You want to do it when you're older?
Mmm.
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I'll train you up to be a ninja.
475
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Can our next competitor top that?
476
00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:38,600
Turns out he's used to striving hard
to reach higher.
477
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,640
My name is Kadeem Aarons. I'm 23.
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00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,200
I'm from Melbourne, Victoria
and I'm a sports science student.
479
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,960
I've been told I am Ninja Warrior's
shortest competitor.
480
00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:55,600
I'm 5'2". Is that a problem? No.
481
00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,600
I'm strong, I'm agile, I'm light.
It's not gonna be an issue.
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00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,640
I am a shocking swimmer
but my plan is not to fall.
483
00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,840
So we'll see if I can
pull that one off.
484
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,440
Ninja Warrior, I might be
the shortest competitor
485
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,320
but I am here to leave
the biggest impression.
486
00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,520
Kadeem tells us he's always wanted
to take on this course.
487
00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,160
BEN: He's the competition's
shortest male warrior
488
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,520
but what he lacks in height,
he makes up for in determination.
489
00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,160
Go, Kadeem!
Stay focused!
490
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,320
You've got this!
491
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,480
Kadeem's got Noah, Elizabeth, Sarah
and Gabrielle with him tonight
492
00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:30,560
and they're all nervous.
493
00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,800
Stay focused! You've got this!
494
00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,040
"Stay focused," they say.
495
00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:36,120
That's it, Kadeem.
There he goes, Kadeem.
496
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,360
His height isn't helping him
on the Quintuple Steps.
497
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,720
But this Ninja course
doesn't discriminate.
498
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,240
Every obstacle has its own challenges
499
00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:48,520
and getting through is all about
technique, not about your stature.
500
00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,920
That's it.
Take it home!
501
00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,960
And through he is.
502
00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,280
Yes!
His friends are excited.
503
00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,120
He's past the first step. Well done.
504
00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,320
Righto, Silk Slider time.
He launches himself.
505
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,280
Grabs a hold of that rope,
using the left arm.
506
00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:07,400
Uses the legs as well
and he makes it look easy.
507
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,360
(CHEERING)
508
00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:11,960
Time for the Bridge of Blades.
509
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,880
He's got to make this quick.
510
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,480
You've got it, Kadeem!
And he's straight through it!
511
00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,880
That's where being short and light
comes in handy.
512
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,240
The crowd here on Ninja Island
513
00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,560
has got a very good feeling
about Kadeem.
514
00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,040
Swing!
Go, Kadeem, get that swing!
515
00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:31,520
You need momentum! Momentum!
Swing! You can do it!
516
00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,480
Now, the trick with the tyre swing
is to get up high on the rope,
517
00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:40,000
get it moving forward so you can grab
your hand over the top of the tyre,
518
00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,320
which is just what he's doing.
519
00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,400
So he's supporting his arm,
rather than hanging from it.
520
00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:49,560
I think Kadeem's just realised
how far that net is.
521
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:50,800
You've got it!
522
00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:53,960
You got it!
You got it!
523
00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:58,160
He's made it!
Kadeem's technique is just perfect.
524
00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,480
Swing your feet up!
525
00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,280
But he's slowing down
on the cargo net.
526
00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:05,160
He doesn't want to burn
too much energy here, Ben.
527
00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,840
Yeah, he's got to be careful
about the dismount as well.
528
00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,840
Simple mistakes can be very costly.
529
00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:14,400
But there's no mistake
from Kadeem Aarons.
530
00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:19,640
It's Double Tilt Ladder time
and he marches up very confidently.
531
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,320
I reckon he's got the goods.
532
00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,600
Have a look at the pecs
on this bloke. Phenomenal.
533
00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,960
This is not going to be a problem
for Kadeem.
534
00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,120
Oh, did you see how much spring
he had there?
535
00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,640
He just boinged up there.
He boinged up there, alright, Bec.
536
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,040
Well, look at this.
He's bending the arms.
537
00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:40,760
All the work's been done with the
biceps, as opposed to the forearms.
538
00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,880
It means he's got a stronger grip.
But he could burn out quicker.
539
00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:48,680
No, but this is tricky, 'cause this
ladder moves in unexpected ways.
540
00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,640
This is not what you find
in the playground.
541
00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,440
Swing!
542
00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,800
Have a look at the...
Look at his face.
543
00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,320
He's starting to hurt.
544
00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,920
He's hurting, alright. Oh!
And there you go.
545
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,800
That grip.
He just lost that grip on that bar.
546
00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:11,440
5'2" Kadeem Aarons, showing us
size is no barrier on Ninja Island.
547
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:15,520
Again, the tilted ladder proving
the nemesis for our ninjas tonight.
548
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:21,200
You can see here Kadeem had a lot of
weight swinging on that first ladder.
549
00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,760
That's a lot of bounce
you don't want.
550
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,360
That weakened his grip,
compromised his hold,
551
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,600
ultimately sent him into the pool.
552
00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,960
Coming up, one of Australia's
top gymnasts,
553
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,320
whose Olympic dream was taken away,
554
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,280
but she's here to show
she has what it takes.
555
00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:42,880
I might be small but I'm gonna leave
a massive impression on you.
556
00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:48,720
Then, Jack Wilson is the deadly ninja
who runs with extra motivation.
557
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:52,600
I'm here to prove to
all Indigenous boys and girls
558
00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,200
that anything is possible.
559
00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,640
And warming up to run
after the break,
560
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,000
a Bruce Lee fanatic
with a secret weapon.
561
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,960
I love my nunchucks.
562
00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,320
Can Sopiea Kong be the first female
to make it to the Warped Wall?
563
00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,480
I am gonna be the first
Australian Ninja Warrior.
564
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,280
That's right. (LAUGHS)
565
00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:12,240
Time for a break,
but don't go anywhere,
566
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,360
because Ninja Island
is just starting to heat up.
567
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,960
We'll see you soon on
Australian Ninja Warrior.
568
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:27,640
Welcome back.
569
00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:32,040
Ninja Warrior began 20 years ago
in Japan.
570
00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:35,720
From there, the challenge has spread
around the world.
571
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,680
18 countries now produce
their own versions.
572
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,680
Over the break, three more ninjas
attempted the course.
573
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,720
Queensland gymnast Sam Thackway
dreamt of being a ninja
574
00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:52,920
but now the Bridge of Blades
will keep him awake at night.
575
00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,960
FREDDIE: Oh, no!
576
00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,280
Shooting out of the starting gates,
577
00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:02,200
Sydney filmmaker Omar Soliman
nailed the fast part of the course.
578
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,560
He's in a rush, this lad.
579
00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,120
He doesn't want to hang around.
He wants to do it quick.
580
00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,840
But it was a lack of precision
that saw him slip up...
581
00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:11,840
HOSTS: Oh!
582
00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:15,240
..his feet touching the water
after reaching the net.
583
00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:18,080
And professional boxer Steve Storic
584
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,840
delivered a technical knockout
to himself...
585
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,080
You've touched the water.
586
00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,000
..when he did exactly the same thing.
587
00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:26,160
Game over.
588
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:30,840
Warming up now, one of the toughest
competitors in the field.
589
00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:35,120
Jack Wilson, the 'Deadly Ninja',
is preparing for his run.
590
00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:39,200
Jack conquered the New York
Marathon, changing his life forever.
591
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,440
Can he conquer Ninja Island tonight?
592
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,800
But next up is a pint-sized ninja
with a secret weapon.
593
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:54,440
It's a childhood dream that I've
always wanted to be a ninja.
594
00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,640
I love martial arts,
so I've done that since I was little,
595
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,240
growing up watching Bruce Lee.
596
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,360
Always want to be like him,
so that's why I learn the nunchucks.
597
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,040
Hey, I did it. (LAUGHS)
598
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:07,160
I love my nunchucks.
599
00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,080
Sometimes I used to carry them around
in my handbag.
600
00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,400
When I get bored, I'll just chuck
them out and play around with it.
601
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,560
I take them everywhere. (LAUGHS)
602
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,680
I want to prove to everyone,
even though I'm small
603
00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,240
and I'm short and I'm tiny,
604
00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,000
it does not underestimate
my strength.
605
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,160
It doesn't matter, your size.
Anything is possible.
606
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:26,920
BEN: This is a true story.
607
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,480
She taught herself
how to use nunchucks
608
00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,160
watching YouTube videos of Bruce Lee.
609
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,360
Go, Sopiea! Go, Sopiea!
610
00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:37,960
And her family down below,
her sister Mary, brother Tola.
611
00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,440
And she stands just 5'1"
in the old scale.
612
00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,960
Let's see how she handles
the Quintuple Steps.
613
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,680
(BEEP)
(CHEERING)
614
00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,920
Now, you'll see some of the women
going quite high on these.
615
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:56,880
Just remember at home, though,
those steps are 1.5m apart.
616
00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,400
They are actually further
than they look.
617
00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:02,720
(CHEERING)
618
00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,200
Freddie, how does it look
down on the ground?
619
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,280
She needs a big push
to get to the rope.
620
00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:09,520
She's away...
(SOPIEA SQUEALS)
621
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,000
Oh, what a save by Sopiea!
622
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,080
I thought she was gone, but no.
623
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,360
MAN: Easy.
BEN: She's still alive, Freddie.
624
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,320
And she's used to competition.
625
00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:24,520
She came third in the
2013 Miss Bikini Diva competition.
626
00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:29,480
She's 45kg
and that is to her advantage.
627
00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,680
Light and quick
through Bridge of Blades.
628
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,800
But this one might test her
629
00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,880
because this is all about
upper body strength
630
00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,960
on the Tyre Swing To Cargo Net.
631
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,240
Oh, she's pumping herself up.
632
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,200
(CHEERING)
Come on! You've got it! Come on!
633
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,280
Give me some lift!
Come on, guys.
634
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:50,400
Oh, her family is so tense
watching this and we are too.
635
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,680
They're encouraging everyone here
on Ninja Island
636
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,640
to give it up for Sopiea.
637
00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,000
WOMAN: You got it!
638
00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,920
Make it fast.
Come on, baby, you've got this.
639
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,800
Oh! Nearly.
It's OK, you've got it.
640
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:08,520
That tyre is a long way away
from someone who stands at 154cm.
641
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,080
She just put the leg out there
to kick at it but...
642
00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,600
Gotta get it with your hands.
643
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,880
Oh, another reach. Another reach.
She's on that tyre.
644
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:23,080
She is a fighter,
but this has got to be hurting.
645
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,320
That lactic acid is building up
in her arms
646
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:29,800
and it takes a lot of energy
to kick those legs.
647
00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:34,840
Yeah, Kadeem, he did show us how tall
you are isn't the issue here,
648
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,160
if she can just get
that swing working.
649
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,280
Timing, timing, Sopiea.
Come on, you got it.
650
00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,400
Sopiea's struggling to move the tyre.
651
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,000
How is she looking down there,
Freddie?
652
00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,600
FREDDIE: She's gathering momentum.
She's taking deep breaths.
653
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,200
She's back in the game now.
MAN: Go on!
654
00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,960
But I think she's gonna jump...
I think she's just gonna go for it.
655
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,400
She's gonna have a leap of faith.
656
00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,080
Oh, no, Sopiea's plucked!
657
00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,240
No! No! No!
It's OK. It's OK.
658
00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:02,280
She came unstuck and just
face-planted into the water.
659
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,480
It's OK.
660
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:08,000
Tiny Sopiea Kong talked big
and almost walked tall
661
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,680
but the tyre swing had other ideas,
sadly.
662
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:14,120
Look at Sopiea's legs.
They're kicking back way too quickly.
663
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,120
That means the timing of the swing
is out.
664
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,040
She isn't getting
any forward momentum.
665
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:24,240
And soon enough,
this little ninja is in the pool.
666
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:26,960
Oh, Sopiea.
Firstly, are you alright?
667
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,760
That was a big landing.
Oh, it was awful.
668
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,560
Was it? You just seemed
to get stuck on the tyre.
669
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:33,760
Was there no way off?
670
00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,120
The momentum wasn't that great
and I was like...
671
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,840
It looked so far away.
672
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,960
It was a great effort.
Congratulations.
673
00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,840
Ladies and gentlemen, let's have
a big round of applause for Sopiea.
674
00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,760
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
675
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,760
Sopiea found the pool.
676
00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:50,840
And our next competitor
is right at home on the water too.
677
00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,360
But he's trying to avoid that
tonight.
678
00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,600
From Western Australia,
it's Cody Thomas.
679
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:05,600
Cody Thomas. 32.
Family man and a keen fisherman.
680
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:08,480
Back.
681
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:13,000
I've been married to Jess
for two years.
682
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,800
Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
683
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,800
Logan's now 11 months.
684
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,400
Where did Dad go?
He went under the water?
685
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:22,440
Cody's a monkey.
686
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,800
Anything he can climb, he's onto it
and he's onto it quickly.
687
00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,680
I've seen Ninja Warrior on TV
688
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:29,840
and just thought, "Yeah, that's
something I'd love to do."
689
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,960
Whenever I get the chance,
I'll be hanging off something.
690
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,560
What's that? Yum, seaweed.
691
00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,640
I can guarantee,
if Logan's anything like me,
692
00:34:36,720 --> 00:34:38,200
he'll be hanging off of
whatever he can
693
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:41,400
and I'll have to be the one
climbing up there to retrieve him.
694
00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:45,400
I'm doing Ninja Warrior for my son,
for Logan.
695
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,120
I'm hoping that he takes all this in
and in a few years time,
696
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:52,080
that I've got my own little shadow
for when I want to do all this stuff.
697
00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,560
Cody! Cody! Cody!
698
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,400
He's got his wife
and his 11-month-old son
699
00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,040
cheering him from the stands.
700
00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,200
What a cutie.
Young Logan.
701
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:12,240
Well, the crowd getting right behind
Cody Thomas from Western Australia.
702
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,320
(BEEP)
And here comes Dad.
703
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,080
Cool, calm and collected
through the Quintuple Steps.
704
00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,200
Cody did that very well,
wasting no energy.
705
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,200
Let's have a look at the rope.
706
00:35:27,240 --> 00:35:29,480
There you go.
707
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,760
Nice dismount.
Good work, Cody Thomas.
708
00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:33,960
Straight through the blades.
709
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,280
Piece of cake, Benny.
710
00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,000
Let's not go eating it just yet,
though,
711
00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,200
because we've seen many strong
competitors come unstuck here
712
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:44,680
on the Tyre To Cargo Net.
713
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,280
Good start. He's managed to snag
an overhand grip on the tyre.
714
00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:51,280
Holds onto the rope. Releases.
And now onto the net.
715
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,120
Say, "Go, Dad!" Yes!
716
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,880
He's just built for this course.
What agility.
717
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,240
He's faster than anybody else
so far.
718
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,520
Whoo-hoo!
719
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,320
Next up, the tilting ladders.
720
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,840
Now, no-one's made it past
the tilting ladders yet.
721
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,040
If Cody can, the Warped Wall awaits.
722
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:11,240
Will he be the first to take on
the Warped Wall?
723
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:15,680
Up he goes on the tilting ladder,
wasting no time at all.
724
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,720
Look at those biceps working hard.
He's fully flexed.
725
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,040
CROWD: (CHANTS) Cody! Cody!
726
00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:22,240
Come on, honey.
727
00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:26,600
And now he's looking for this
transition onto the second one.
728
00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,440
Cody's done it.
Yes!
729
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,080
Look at him! Look at your daddy!
730
00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:37,360
We are about to see our first
competitor take on the Warped Wall.
731
00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:43,280
Cody Thomas, our first ninja to
the Warped Wall, all 4.2m of it.
732
00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:44,960
Beat the wall! Beat the wall!
733
00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,680
The crowd is chanting
"Beat the wall."
734
00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:52,520
Now, you only get three chances
at the wall.
735
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,160
First attempt, no good.
736
00:36:56,240 --> 00:36:58,760
Go again. Come on!
737
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,160
Say, "Come on, Dad!"
738
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,560
Beat the wall! Beat the wall!
739
00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,720
And here he goes, second attempt.
740
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,480
No, I don't think
he's gonna get there.
741
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:07,560
No.
And he doesn't.
742
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,600
Come on, Cody. We're all behind you.
743
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,720
It all comes down to
this final attempt.
744
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:13,320
Come on, you can do it!
745
00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:14,960
Come on, you can do it.
746
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:19,440
Beat the wall! Beat the wall!
Beat the wall! Beat the wall...
747
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:22,040
"Beat the wall," says the crowd.
And can he?
748
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:23,560
Oooh...
No.
749
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,400
(BUZZ)
750
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,520
Bad luck, Cody. Bad luck.
751
00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:32,320
He did so well! He did so well.
752
00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,120
My heart is breaking.
753
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:37,000
We all wanted him to make it
up the wall.
754
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:41,560
Cody had a faultless run
until he hit the Warped Wall.
755
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,680
The trick here is to hit
maximum acceleration
756
00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:48,400
when you're on the upslope
and drive yourself up the wall.
757
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:53,320
Cody seems to be losing power.
It left him agonisingly short.
758
00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,720
Oh, his wife's in tears.
759
00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:59,080
But she still loves him.
Still proud of him.
760
00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,760
Oh, honey, you did so...
You were just so fast.
761
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,440
FREDDIE: Cody, Cody, Cody,
762
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:09,680
everyone was willing you
just that final couple of inches.
763
00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,320
Where do you think it went wrong?
764
00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,480
CODY: For some reason,
I just couldn't get the legs to go
765
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,400
to get that last couple of inches.
766
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,120
But you still must be
very, very proud of him.
767
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,440
Oh, god, always. Always so proud.
768
00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:23,280
And you too.
You have a chat. Go on. Go on.
769
00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:26,640
Yeah. That's exactly what I wanna do
as well.
770
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,160
Ladies and gentlemen, come on,
771
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:30,320
let's give a big round of applause
for Cody.
772
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,440
BEC: You don't need to make it up
the Warped Wall to reach the semis.
773
00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,680
It's whoever goes furthest
on the course in the fastest time.
774
00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:44,560
With that run, Cody's gone furthest
fastest, which means Cody's on top.
775
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,920
But there are plenty more runners
to come.
776
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,560
BEN: Coming up, she's a triple jump
national champion.
777
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:55,160
Tonight, can Emma Knight leap into
history on Ninja Island?
778
00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:57,520
I want to be Australia's
first Ninja Warrior.
779
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:01,760
Then, we know what the parkour twins
can do on the streets of Brisbane.
780
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,560
But can they bring this
to the Ninja course?
781
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,400
We just wanna have a crack at it
and see how far we can get.
782
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,000
But about to enter the course,
could Adam Brown,
783
00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:13,120
one of the oldest ninjas
competing tonight,
784
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,040
be the first to crack the course?
785
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,600
I'm doing this to prove
that age is no obstacle.
786
00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:18,840
(WOMAN SQUEALS)
787
00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:22,120
When Australian Ninja Warrior
returns.
788
00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,160
The competitors on
Australian Ninja Warrior
789
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:32,280
all want to make it through
the course in record time.
790
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:35,240
But it's the ninja who goes furthest
and fastest
791
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:38,960
that will be given the title of
Performance of the Night.
792
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,560
Thanks to Berocca.
793
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,760
Welcome back to Ninja Island,
794
00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:50,000
home of the toughest obstacle course
in the world.
795
00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,920
So far tonight,
no-one has managed to complete it.
796
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:53,960
The Bridge of Blades
797
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,960
is proving to be one hell of
an obstacle to get right.
798
00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:01,720
Former accountant Tash Jack
attempted to walk across.
799
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:04,200
Oh, she just lost a little bit of
speed and a little bit of momentum.
800
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,560
Oh!
Sorry, Tash.
801
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,960
This bridge isn't built for walking.
802
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:13,200
Queensland fireman Adam Hollier
also made the wrong call.
803
00:40:13,240 --> 00:40:14,440
No, Adam. No, Adam...
804
00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,280
Too slow on the blades
and he was sent spinning.
805
00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:20,600
Speed can kill
on this Ninja course too.
806
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,960
Obstacle course veteran
Jack Wheatley
807
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,400
paid too much attention
to the clock...
808
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,520
Oh!
..and not enough to the course.
809
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:30,840
He ended up getting schooled
by the Slider.
810
00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:35,200
Meanwhile, back on the course,
811
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:39,480
former police officer Adam Brown
is midway through his run.
812
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:43,000
He's one of tonight's
oldest competitors.
813
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:49,080
He does not look 44 years of age,
no. Now, he looks about 24.
814
00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:53,160
He is whipping through this course
on Ninja Island, Ben.
815
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:57,120
He also looks nothing like his
nickname. They call him 'Buddha'.
816
00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,120
At least that's what they called him
in the police force.
817
00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:03,920
But his body type
is very different to Buddha.
818
00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:06,680
He's got the tilt ladder now.
819
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:07,960
The Double Tilt Ladder.
820
00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:11,400
This is tough, because your arms
are burning by now.
821
00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:13,800
It's all upper body strength.
822
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:15,720
Yeah, like Kadeem,
823
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,160
Adam's done well to keep his arms
bent on these ladders,
824
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:20,960
but they've got to be hurting.
825
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:24,640
Once that ladder changes angle,
the heat is on.
826
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:27,520
So, here comes the kick.
827
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,120
MAN: Go, Adam.
I can't watch this bit.
828
00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:30,840
Come on, Adam. One more swing.
829
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:34,800
Here comes the momentum.
There he goes. Oh, no.
830
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:38,040
And you can see the look on his face.
He knew it.
831
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,920
There's a lot of energy being wasted
now, Ben,
832
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,000
when you've got your two arms
outstretched.
833
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,120
Come on, Adam.
WOMAN: Come on, Adam!
834
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,440
Go, go, go!
835
00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:49,640
No!
No!
836
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,400
Oh, no, Ben!
837
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:55,040
That Double Tilt Ladder
gets so many of our competitors.
838
00:41:57,080 --> 00:42:01,240
Adam could see the Warped Wall, Bec.
He thought he was within reach.
839
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:05,520
But this course just burns
your strength the further you go.
840
00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:08,400
He was just unable to hold on.
841
00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,560
Adam, mate, what went wrong?
842
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,880
Oh, man, I think my grip
was just gone.
843
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:15,960
I had nothing left on that ladder.
You had 15 years in the force.
844
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:19,320
You must have faced all sorts
of different things that are tough.
845
00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:20,880
How did this compare?
846
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,160
This was definitely
the toughest thing.
847
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:24,800
Yeah, nothing compared to this...
848
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,560
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
849
00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,440
BEN: Up next,
850
00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:39,280
a man whose determination to succeed
knows no bounds -
851
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:44,360
proud Indigenous Australian
from Mount Isa, Jack Wilson.
852
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,720
I'm from Mount Isa
and I'm part of the Kalkadoon tribe.
853
00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:52,520
All my family is incredible.
854
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,640
One phone call to the auntie
855
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,880
and I've got about 50 cousins
and nephews down to the park.
856
00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:58,960
(LAUGHS)
857
00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:01,480
We're really proud of you
and we love you.
858
00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,520
My family are very proud of me.
They push me to be the best I can be.
859
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,360
But growing up
in an Indigenous community,
860
00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:14,800
there's a lot of bad influences,
a lot of drugs, alcohol abuse.
861
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,040
So I told myself I needed to change.
862
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,840
MAN: Like a lot of young Indigenous
men and women,
863
00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,560
it's easy for them to get
sucked down the plughole.
864
00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:28,000
And Jack was heading that way.
865
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:34,240
The Indigenous Marathon Project is
a foundation to create role models
866
00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:35,640
in the Indigenous community
867
00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:39,600
and they send 12 Indigenous men
and women to New York
868
00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:41,000
to run the marathon.
869
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:47,160
It takes courage to take
the other path, because it's uphill.
870
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:51,880
It was up to Jack to decide
that this was what he wanted to do
871
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,360
and he stood up and he stepped up.
872
00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:56,400
You know, what he did in New York
was incredible.
873
00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:59,840
I got to the finish line
and broke down in tears.
874
00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:01,400
MAN: Oh, mate, you smashed it.
875
00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:03,960
Well done.
Well done, mate. Great effort, mate.
876
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:05,040
Bloody great run.
877
00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:08,680
It was the best feeling in the world
and it changed my life.
878
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,960
BEN: What a legend this bloke is.
879
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:16,920
And as you can see,
the 24-year-old from Queensland
880
00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:19,480
most proud of
his Indigenous heritage.
881
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,160
He's even got the budgie smugglers.
882
00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:24,120
I don't know if the budgie smugglers
are traditional dress.
883
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:25,640
But he's making it tonight.
884
00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:28,440
Let's go, Jack! Jack! Jack! Jack!
885
00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:29,960
Jack!
Go, Jack!
886
00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:33,600
His mum Debbie says this will be
the biggest moment of his life.
887
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,560
And have a look at the pride
on her face.
888
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:36,920
Go, Jack!
889
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:38,600
You got this, Jacko.
890
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,000
(BEEP)
891
00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,520
Young Jack Wilson...
That's it.
892
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:45,080
..carpenter by trade, ninja by night.
893
00:44:45,120 --> 00:44:46,880
His nickname is 'Willie'.
894
00:44:46,920 --> 00:44:49,160
Will he or won't he?
895
00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:50,520
I hope he does.
896
00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:54,120
Not a problem on the Quintuple Steps.
897
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:55,920
How's he gonna handle
the Silk Slider?
898
00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:57,680
Swing it, baby. Swing it.
899
00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:01,000
Swing it. Swing it. Yes!
900
00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:04,200
He's 24 years of age
and he is fit as a fiddle.
901
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:05,680
And those budgie smugglers, well,
902
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:08,480
they don't seem to be
weighing him down at all tonight.
903
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:12,480
And now he just rips his way through
the Bridge of Blades.
904
00:45:12,520 --> 00:45:15,640
Doing very well for himself so far.
905
00:45:15,720 --> 00:45:19,520
Looks up at the crowd and says,
"I've got plenty more left in me."
906
00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:20,560
That's it, boy.
907
00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:24,320
Seasoned warriors talk about
having flow on the course
908
00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,440
and this man has got it.
909
00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:29,480
He looks like he's been doing this
for years.
910
00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:30,520
Come on, boy.
911
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:34,160
Well, I think everyone watching
is in awe at the moment.
912
00:45:34,240 --> 00:45:37,160
I'm in awe.
You've got it.
913
00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:42,200
Stretch your legs out, young Jack.
That's it.
914
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:43,560
Over halfway.
915
00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:46,880
And now, next up,
he's got these tilting ladders.
916
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:49,960
He doesn't look too worried.
He's taking his time.
917
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,320
Up he goes on the tilting ladders.
918
00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:56,280
Oh, he's got his arms
in the perfect position.
919
00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:58,600
He doesn't seem to be straining
too much.
920
00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:00,480
But how's he gonna go
on the transition?
921
00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:01,920
Oh! He's done that.
922
00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:06,680
And as long as there's no mistakes
on the dismount,
923
00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:09,920
we are about to have another ninja
take on the wall.
924
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,480
And he is through.
Just the Warped Wall now.
925
00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:17,120
Are we about to see our first
competitor reach the top?
926
00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:21,560
Beat the wall! Beat the wall!
Beat the wall! Beat the wall!
927
00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:24,680
Up, up, up, up and he's away!
928
00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,520
Yeah!
Yes, he's done it.
929
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:30,040
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
930
00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:32,640
And a dance to boot.
931
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:35,760
He's done it!
Whoo-hoo!
932
00:46:37,720 --> 00:46:40,720
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
Jack Wilson,
933
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:42,960
the first ninja
to complete the course.
934
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,920
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
935
00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:47,880
Yeah!
936
00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,720
Hey, Jack, how did that feel, mate?
937
00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:52,560
It felt pretty deadly, eh.
938
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:54,840
Are you happy with yourself?
Yeah, I'm stoked, eh.
939
00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:57,880
I'm very grateful. It was very good.
Happy.
940
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,240
Happy, alright.
941
00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:03,600
He showed off all of his fancy
footwork on the Bridge of Blades.
942
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:07,320
Fast, light feet
barely touching the bridge at all.
943
00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,200
From there,
his feet barely touched the course.
944
00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:13,880
The boy from Mount Isa
putting on a textbook display
945
00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:16,960
that only reinforced what
a lot of people are saying -
946
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:20,000
the 'Deadly Ninja' is one to watch.
947
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:23,000
(WOMAN LAUGHS)
948
00:47:23,080 --> 00:47:26,440
Nice one. Nice one.
My boy.
949
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:28,080
Too easy.
Result, result, result.
950
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:30,080
Kalkadoon ninja.
951
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:32,720
Oh, Benny, how soft am I?
I'm gonna cry!
952
00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:34,120
I've got a tear in my eye!
953
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,000
I think that's the first
of many tears.
954
00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:39,240
Oh, dear!
Go, Jack!
955
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:40,560
I've heard about budgie smugglers
956
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:43,000
but I've never seen them
close at hand.
957
00:47:43,040 --> 00:47:44,120
Wow.
958
00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:46,120
Do you think they gave you
a little bit of inspiration?
959
00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:47,840
100%. Yep.
960
00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:49,760
It's got my flag on it,
Aboriginal flag,
961
00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:52,160
so that's my culture, my heritage.
962
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:54,960
It pushes me all the way.
That's why I'm here.
963
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:56,880
Well, it was
an unbelievable display.
964
00:47:56,920 --> 00:47:58,080
Congrats, buddy.
965
00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:01,160
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
966
00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:04,720
Taking a look at our leader board,
967
00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:07,080
Jack Wilson's climbed
to the very top
968
00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:10,640
as the only ninja so far
to complete the course.
969
00:48:10,720 --> 00:48:14,400
Then we're down to who's gone
furthest fastest
970
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:18,040
and we see mum Janet Smith
in a qualifying position,
971
00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,320
along with former cop Adam Brown
972
00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:24,240
and our shortest male competitor,
Kadeem Aarons.
973
00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:27,480
But who else can join Jack
at the top of the wall?
974
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:31,600
There are plenty of challengers,
including gymnast Celeste Dixon...
975
00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,320
I'm in it to win it.
976
00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:35,920
..social media heart-throb
Nathan McCallum...
977
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:37,800
It's not gonna be a problem.
It's all mine.
978
00:48:37,880 --> 00:48:40,760
..and out on the warm-up course
getting ready for her run,
979
00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:45,720
Kate Cumbers, a bunny-eared dynamo
with a bundle of energy.
980
00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,760
I'm Kate, the Energiser bunny.
981
00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:50,640
I'm here at Ninja Warrior
to kick some serious butt.
982
00:48:50,680 --> 00:48:51,960
Boom!
983
00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:53,920
Time for a quick break,
but don't go anywhere.
984
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:57,240
We're back with more action
on Australian Ninja Warrior.
985
00:49:05,240 --> 00:49:08,080
Welcome back, everyone,
to Australian Ninja Warrior.
986
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:10,760
So far tonight,
987
00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:13,840
we've seen everyday ninjas give it
their all on the Ninja course.
988
00:49:13,920 --> 00:49:17,120
Fisherman Cody Thomas did well
to get to the wall
989
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:20,120
but it was an empty haul
after three attempts.
990
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,600
Tiny Kadeem Aarons aimed up
991
00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:25,160
but fell short
on the tilting ladders.
992
00:49:25,240 --> 00:49:29,640
And we've seen proud mum Janet Smith
turn it on for her girls,
993
00:49:29,720 --> 00:49:32,200
making it all the way
to the ladders too.
994
00:49:32,280 --> 00:49:36,800
But it was Deadly Ninja Jack Wilson
setting a blistering pace,
995
00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:38,160
ripping through the course
996
00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:42,480
and the only one to make it
up the Warped Wall so far.
997
00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:46,200
Felt pretty deadly, eh.
I'm stoked, eh. I'm very grateful.
998
00:49:46,280 --> 00:49:51,960
In the warm-up area now, two boys we
are really excited to see in action,
999
00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:55,240
parkour twins
Dylan and Brodie Pawson.
1000
00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:57,840
Just how will
their unique set of skills
1001
00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:00,680
translate to the Ninja course?
1002
00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:04,680
But up next, Kate Cumbers,
from Newman in Western Australia,
1003
00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:08,880
a small-town girl
with a big personality.
1004
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:14,280
This outfit explains who I am.
I'm the Energiser bunny.
1005
00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:17,800
Ninja Warrior! Whoo!
1006
00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:21,600
I train five hours a day nonstop,
seven days a week.
1007
00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:23,760
I believe that I can
smash this course.
1008
00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:26,840
I can show the men
that girls can do it too.
1009
00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:30,640
I want to inspire young ladies
to get out there, be fitter,
1010
00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:32,560
be stronger
and just face their fears.
1011
00:50:35,240 --> 00:50:37,680
(LAUGHS)
1012
00:50:37,720 --> 00:50:39,760
I'm Kate, the Energiser bunny.
1013
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:42,760
I'm here at Ninja Warrior
to kick some serious butt.
1014
00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:43,960
Boom!
1015
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:45,480
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1016
00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:48,400
MAN: Go, Kate!
1017
00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:50,520
FREDDIE: Oh, my word.
1018
00:50:50,600 --> 00:50:54,480
We have seen some entrances
onto the Ninja Warrior course.
1019
00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:56,760
Nothing quite like that.
1020
00:50:56,840 --> 00:50:58,960
Go, Kate!
MAN: Go, Kate!
1021
00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:03,520
BEC: Now, Ben, if those ears
fall off and go into the water,
1022
00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:05,240
she will be disqualified.
1023
00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:06,720
(BEEP)
1024
00:51:06,760 --> 00:51:08,400
BEN: Come on, Kate.
1025
00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:13,440
Kate Cumbers is a world champion
in tae kwon do in 2012.
1026
00:51:13,480 --> 00:51:16,320
She is used to elite competition.
1027
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:18,600
We saw her bunny briefs there.
1028
00:51:18,680 --> 00:51:21,120
She's even got a little bunny tail
going on.
1029
00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:26,200
MAN: Yes!
1030
00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:30,280
Never, ever got a driver's licence
because she says she runs everywhere.
1031
00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:33,560
Yeah! Well done, Kate!
1032
00:51:33,640 --> 00:51:38,880
Get a load of this, Ben.
She can do a plank for 30 minutes.
1033
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:42,160
And I thought 30 seconds
was impressive. OK, here we go.
1034
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:44,320
Oh, here she goes...
1035
00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:46,600
Oh!
(BUZZ)
1036
00:51:46,680 --> 00:51:49,560
The bunny got all wet.
Can the bunny swim?
1037
00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:51,680
Oh, Kate.
1038
00:51:51,720 --> 00:51:53,520
The trick to beating the Silk Slider
1039
00:51:53,600 --> 00:51:57,800
is releasing the silk and grabbing
that rope in a seamless motion.
1040
00:51:57,880 --> 00:51:59,960
She was unable to get her paws
on the rope
1041
00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:04,280
and she was still holding on there
to the slider.
1042
00:52:04,320 --> 00:52:06,640
Sadly, that bunny's boiled.
1043
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:09,520
Kate, you say you're full of energy
1044
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:11,360
but just not quite enough energy
tonight.
1045
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:13,800
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
I think I got a bit excited.
1046
00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:15,920
I have seen a drowned rat before
1047
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,360
but this is the first time
I've seen a drowned rabbit.
1048
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:19,480
Anyway...
1049
00:52:19,560 --> 00:52:21,440
Looking better than a drowned rat,
though.
1050
00:52:21,520 --> 00:52:24,000
Oh, yeah, definitely. Good on you.
Well done. Well done.
1051
00:52:24,080 --> 00:52:25,680
Ladies and gentlemen,
let's give it up.
1052
00:52:25,720 --> 00:52:27,080
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1053
00:52:32,680 --> 00:52:35,840
Hello, hello.
Isn't he making a statement!
1054
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:39,800
He's a real-life Tarzan, Bec.
Ryan Roberts.
1055
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:42,120
He's an arborist.
Climbs trees for a living.
1056
00:52:42,200 --> 00:52:45,640
Let's hope he doesn't get the chop
tonight on Australian Ninja Warrior.
1057
00:52:49,720 --> 00:52:51,480
RYAN: Being an arborist
is very dangerous.
1058
00:52:51,560 --> 00:52:54,880
You have to go beyond what your body
is telling you to,
1059
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:57,120
which is, "Come down,
get out of the tree.
1060
00:52:57,160 --> 00:52:58,480
"Don't do it, don't do it."
1061
00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:00,680
My mum's seen the work that I do.
1062
00:53:00,760 --> 00:53:02,600
It scares the living daylights
out of her.
1063
00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:06,600
For someone that climbs a tree
for a living,
1064
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:08,360
Ryan is a bit scared of heights.
1065
00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:11,360
I am scared of heights
but I manage it.
1066
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:14,760
It's my mental game that I'm gonna
bring that no-one else has,
1067
00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:18,080
'cause they don't have to go through
what I go through day to day.
1068
00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:20,360
And with these strong forearms
grabbing ropes every day,
1069
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:22,400
I definitely can win.
1070
00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:24,120
I think Tarzan can win.
1071
00:53:24,160 --> 00:53:25,800
I'm in it to win it.
1072
00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:30,160
Tarzan! Tarzan!
1073
00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:33,720
BEC: Look at that support crowd.
Team Tarzan.
1074
00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:35,280
I'd like to be on that team.
1075
00:53:36,280 --> 00:53:38,200
He's dressed as Tarzan.
1076
00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:42,160
Can he fly through this
Australian Ninja Warrior course?
1077
00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:43,720
(BEEP)
1078
00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:49,720
He's not our biggest competitor,
just 5'10" and 83kg,
1079
00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:52,080
but every muscle's flexed.
1080
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:55,720
He's flexed, alright. Here he goes.
Silk Slider time.
1081
00:53:55,760 --> 00:53:57,520
Onto the rope. Nice dismount.
1082
00:53:57,600 --> 00:54:02,400
And now just looks up, injects his
way through the Bridge of Blades.
1083
00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:04,320
This is the next challenge, though.
A big one.
1084
00:54:05,440 --> 00:54:06,960
WOMAN: Go, Ryan!
1085
00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:10,040
But he does hang in trees
for a living as an arborist,
1086
00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:12,520
so he is used to being up high.
1087
00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:17,800
And climbing from obstacle to
obstacle isn't worrying him at all.
1088
00:54:17,880 --> 00:54:19,800
Watch your feet!
Watch your feet!
1089
00:54:19,840 --> 00:54:20,960
All yours, all the way!
1090
00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:23,640
There's mum Sue.
She can barely watch.
1091
00:54:23,720 --> 00:54:26,240
(CHEERING)
Big cheer from the crowd.
1092
00:54:26,320 --> 00:54:29,760
Go, Ryan!
Comes up to the tilting ladders.
1093
00:54:29,840 --> 00:54:32,120
Now, you'd think he should have
all the skills
1094
00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:33,440
to get across these ladders,
1095
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:36,720
but we've seen them tilt
plenty of ninjas into the pool.
1096
00:54:36,760 --> 00:54:39,040
PEOPLE: (CHANT) Tarzan! Tarzan!
1097
00:54:39,080 --> 00:54:41,760
"Tarzan, Tarzan," says the crowd.
1098
00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:44,520
Here comes the swing.
He's the king of swing tonight.
1099
00:54:44,560 --> 00:54:47,480
And the transition is successful.
1100
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:49,160
The crowd pumped.
1101
00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:50,200
And here he comes,
1102
00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:53,520
getting ready for his opportunity
to take on the Warped Wall.
1103
00:54:53,560 --> 00:54:54,560
Here he goes.
1104
00:54:56,520 --> 00:55:01,160
And he doesn't even waste any time.
Go! Just like that!
1105
00:55:01,240 --> 00:55:04,040
Well done!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1106
00:55:07,640 --> 00:55:09,440
Fastest qualifier yet.
1107
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:14,320
PEOPLE: (CHANT)
Tarzan! Tarzan! Tarzan!
1108
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:16,400
Go down and see your family.
Put a shirt on.
1109
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:19,720
Tarzan, it's too much for us.
1110
00:55:22,400 --> 00:55:25,880
It was a perfect run
across the Bridge of Blades.
1111
00:55:25,960 --> 00:55:28,800
And from there, Ryan swung through
the rest of the course
1112
00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:31,240
like the 'King of the Jungle'
himself.
1113
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:33,160
The arborist from New South Wales
1114
00:55:33,240 --> 00:55:37,120
our next ninja
through to the semifinals.
1115
00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:40,200
WOMAN: Knew you could do it!
1116
00:55:40,280 --> 00:55:42,560
FREDDIE: Ryan...
Or should I call you Tarzan?
1117
00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:44,080
Let's have the Tarzan cry.
1118
00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:46,360
(MIMICS TARZAN CRY)
1119
00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:50,440
I'm not sure about Tarzan.
I think that was more Jane.
1120
00:55:50,520 --> 00:55:52,640
But go and do your lap.
Go on, go and see your fans.
1121
00:55:52,680 --> 00:55:54,840
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1122
00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:01,360
Who can join Tarzan
at the top of the Warped Wall?
1123
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:04,960
Still to come, former triple jump
national champion Emma Knight.
1124
00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:08,160
Elite gymnast Celeste Dixon.
1125
00:56:08,240 --> 00:56:10,760
I don't think this is about
proving anything to anyone.
1126
00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:12,680
It's more about proving something
to myself.
1127
00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:14,440
And in the warm-up area,
1128
00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:18,440
preparing for his run,
stripper 'Magic' Matt Wilson.
1129
00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:19,720
Hey, mate, wishing you all the best.
1130
00:56:19,800 --> 00:56:21,680
Hope you win this
so you quit stripping part-time.
1131
00:56:21,760 --> 00:56:23,920
Speak for yourself. I'd rather him
keep taking his clothes off.
1132
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:26,680
Let's go, Wilson!
MEN: Whoo!
1133
00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:29,680
When Australian Ninja Warrior
returns.
1134
00:56:29,720 --> 00:56:30,880
Whoo!
1135
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:39,720
BEN: Welcome back to Ninja Island.
1136
00:56:39,800 --> 00:56:43,160
So far, we've seen two ninjas
complete the course.
1137
00:56:43,240 --> 00:56:47,960
But as the competition heats up, more
are finding their way up the wall.
1138
00:56:48,040 --> 00:56:52,760
Thomas Pichler's skills as a gymnast
have brought him Commonwealth gold.
1139
00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:55,480
And tonight, he showed us why.
1140
00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:56,960
Not a problem for Thomas, though.
1141
00:56:57,000 --> 00:56:59,120
This lad's got two gold medals.
1142
00:56:59,200 --> 00:57:02,320
All the skills on show
as he conquered the course
1143
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,800
and the Warped Wall
on his second attempt.
1144
00:57:05,840 --> 00:57:07,280
This is huge!
1145
00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:10,240
For a bloke who trades on his looks
for a living,
1146
00:57:10,320 --> 00:57:15,680
it was a pretty ugly run from
Instagram sensation Nathan McCallum.
1147
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:18,640
Rumour has it, if he was chocolate,
he would take a big bite of himself.
1148
00:57:18,720 --> 00:57:23,000
But it was Nathan's third desperate
attempt at the Warped Wall
1149
00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:27,080
that guaranteed he'll have
something else to blog about tonight.
1150
00:57:27,120 --> 00:57:29,760
Professional stuntman Mike Snow
1151
00:57:29,840 --> 00:57:33,280
nearly came off the Bridge of Blades
after putting it into a spin.
1152
00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:37,160
Mike Snow - like a bull in a china
shop, he's attacking this.
1153
00:57:37,240 --> 00:57:41,160
Frustrated, the ginger ninja
took it out on the course.
1154
00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:43,680
What a no-nonsense operator.
1155
00:57:45,440 --> 00:57:48,400
But we are still waiting
for a female ninja
1156
00:57:48,440 --> 00:57:50,640
to make it up the Warped Wall.
1157
00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:52,200
Entering the course now
1158
00:57:52,280 --> 00:57:55,480
and bringing a world-class level
of experience and training
1159
00:57:55,520 --> 00:57:56,800
to Ninja Island,
1160
00:57:56,880 --> 00:58:00,800
it's former Australian
triple jump champion, Emma Knight.
1161
00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:06,000
In primary school,
I was probably one of the last kids
1162
00:58:06,080 --> 00:58:08,320
to actually get the action
of triple jump.
1163
00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:11,200
But then, once I got it...
1164
00:58:13,880 --> 00:58:16,920
I was setting little goals
every year after that,
1165
00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:18,120
trying to get better and better.
1166
00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:23,360
The trick to doing a good triple jump
is good, fast, active take-offs
1167
00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:25,680
to try and just keep momentum
going through,
1168
00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:29,160
not trying to waste too much energy
going sideways or up.
1169
00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:34,240
When I approach the first obstacle,
1170
00:58:34,320 --> 00:58:38,760
I am going to be focusing on
what that first movement is gonna be
1171
00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:39,800
and I'm just gonna hope
1172
00:58:39,880 --> 00:58:42,960
that my brain will take care
of the rest after that. (LAUGHS)
1173
00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:46,120
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
1174
00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:49,280
BEN: Listen to the roar come up.
1175
00:58:50,640 --> 00:58:53,960
She's quite tall - 180cm, or 5'11".
1176
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:55,400
That put her in good stead
1177
00:58:55,480 --> 00:58:57,760
when she was taking on the world
in triple jump.
1178
00:58:59,520 --> 00:59:05,360
2011 and 2014, she was the champion
in triple jump for Australia.
1179
00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:06,600
(BEEP)
1180
00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:09,200
And have a look at these long legs
in action.
1181
00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:10,320
Oh!
Oh, no!
1182
00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:12,520
Whoa.
We did not expect that...
1183
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:14,080
No.
..from a triple jump champion.
1184
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:20,400
Poor old Emma completely
underestimated the Quintuple Steps.
1185
00:59:20,480 --> 00:59:23,640
It was the first step. You can see
there, she didn't steady herself.
1186
00:59:23,720 --> 00:59:27,040
And then, by the time she hit
the second one, she was off balance
1187
00:59:27,120 --> 00:59:29,920
and the triple jumper hit the pool
on the third.
1188
00:59:34,640 --> 00:59:37,480
Alright, our next competitor
has come all dressed up,
1189
00:59:37,560 --> 00:59:40,880
but he's equally happy
dressing down.
1190
00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:44,040
He is part-time stripper
Matt Wilson.
1191
00:59:44,080 --> 00:59:45,600
Yeah, right?
1192
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:51,560
I'm Matt Wilson. I'm 24 years old.
1193
00:59:51,640 --> 00:59:53,080
I'm from Townsville,
North Queensland.
1194
00:59:57,160 --> 00:59:59,760
Well, this costume,
it's basically a superhero,
1195
00:59:59,840 --> 01:00:04,520
pretty well-known superhero, and
he's a bit of a larrikin, as am I.
1196
01:00:04,560 --> 01:00:06,360
Well, at every opportunity,
1197
01:00:06,440 --> 01:00:08,160
I'm gonna try and do something
a little bit crazy.
1198
01:00:09,640 --> 01:00:11,760
Hey, I'm Matt,
your entertainment for tonight.
1199
01:00:11,840 --> 01:00:15,000
Given my background
as a male entertainer...
1200
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,160
you know, who knows, I might start
ripping pieces of clothing off,
1201
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:22,120
I might start dancing like
Channing Tatum, who knows?
1202
01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:23,720
You know, it could get wild.
1203
01:00:26,440 --> 01:00:27,880
He'd be feeling overdressed
at the moment.
1204
01:00:27,960 --> 01:00:30,120
(LAUGHS)
He's nervous, eh?
1205
01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:32,600
The surprise for his mum tonight
1206
01:00:32,680 --> 01:00:36,200
is that she didn't know
he was a stripper until this moment.
1207
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:37,480
Oh, dear.
1208
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:38,640
Come on, Matt. Do her proud.
1209
01:00:38,720 --> 01:00:40,920
(BEEP)
MAN: Go, Matty.
1210
01:00:42,520 --> 01:00:45,560
He's got some friends
and his brothers on the sideline
1211
01:00:45,600 --> 01:00:46,840
cheering him on.
1212
01:00:46,880 --> 01:00:49,200
Tess, Adam, Daniel and Luke.
1213
01:00:49,240 --> 01:00:50,720
Come on!
1214
01:00:50,760 --> 01:00:53,160
OK, the first one. He's away.
1215
01:00:53,240 --> 01:00:56,040
Now onto the Silk Slider.
He's got a nice grip there.
1216
01:00:56,120 --> 01:00:59,000
He needs to get onto that rope.
One motion onto the platform.
1217
01:00:59,080 --> 01:01:01,000
And that was easy as
one, two, three.
1218
01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:05,560
Yeah, Matt's a stripper and a joker
1219
01:01:05,640 --> 01:01:08,000
but he's got some skills,
no doubt about it,
1220
01:01:08,080 --> 01:01:10,240
as he makes his way through
the Bridge of Blades.
1221
01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:14,960
He is gonna need all of those skills
on the Tyre To Cargo Net.
1222
01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:16,680
Relax.
Take your time.
1223
01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:19,000
Start again.
Let's go, bro. Let's go.
1224
01:01:19,040 --> 01:01:20,040
This is tricky.
1225
01:01:20,120 --> 01:01:23,960
When little things go wrong,
it's easy to start to panic and rush.
1226
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:25,080
FREDDIE: Go on, lad.
1227
01:01:25,160 --> 01:01:26,320
Come on.
There you go.
1228
01:01:26,360 --> 01:01:27,640
He's asking for it.
1229
01:01:27,720 --> 01:01:30,160
He wants the crowd to lift
and that's fair enough.
1230
01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:32,200
(CHEERING)
1231
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:33,320
Grab it.
1232
01:01:33,400 --> 01:01:35,360
Come on.
Grab it.
1233
01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:36,880
That's it, Matt.
1234
01:01:36,920 --> 01:01:38,840
Hold on, bro.
1235
01:01:38,920 --> 01:01:40,560
Is he panicking, Freddie?
How's he doing?
1236
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:42,120
FREDDIE: He needs to get
a bit of momentum.
1237
01:01:42,200 --> 01:01:45,200
That's it, Jack. Pull back.
Back and forth.
1238
01:01:45,240 --> 01:01:46,760
There we go, onto the net.
1239
01:01:46,840 --> 01:01:49,080
Oh!
There's the face plant!
1240
01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:51,840
I did not see that coming.
1241
01:01:51,880 --> 01:01:55,280
Oh, his face broke the water!
1242
01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:02,480
Matt lost his cool
on the tyre swing.
1243
01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:04,600
He struggled for the right grip
1244
01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:07,240
and his back hand was too low
on the rope,
1245
01:02:07,320 --> 01:02:09,600
meaning he couldn't get enough
momentum.
1246
01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:12,200
Dead pool, numb face.
1247
01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:16,120
Matt, that was one of the most
spectacular finishes we have had.
1248
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:17,640
I'm still catching my breath.
1249
01:02:17,720 --> 01:02:20,000
I kind of winded myself,
but I'm feeling good.
1250
01:02:20,080 --> 01:02:24,600
Thought I'd go up, give the obstacle
course a go and just came undone.
1251
01:02:24,680 --> 01:02:27,640
Great effort. Hope the face
isn't too bad. Well done, Matt.
1252
01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:28,960
Cheers, buddy.
1253
01:02:31,480 --> 01:02:35,760
Coming up, the awesome Pawson twins
do everything together.
1254
01:02:35,840 --> 01:02:38,400
Like, I'll literally do one jump
and he has to do it.
1255
01:02:38,480 --> 01:02:40,720
But when it comes to
the big question...
1256
01:02:40,760 --> 01:02:41,800
Oh, who's the better twin?
1257
01:02:41,880 --> 01:02:45,280
..these parkour prodigies
are letting the course decide.
1258
01:02:45,360 --> 01:02:48,160
We can officially determine
who's the better twin.
1259
01:02:48,240 --> 01:02:50,840
BEN: But warming up to run
right after the break,
1260
01:02:50,920 --> 01:02:54,320
she was ranked in the top five
of our female qualifiers...
1261
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:55,960
It's more about proving something
to myself.
1262
01:02:56,040 --> 01:03:00,040
Can Celeste Dixon be the first female
to make the Warped Wall?
1263
01:03:00,120 --> 01:03:03,440
Ninja Warrior.
I'm doing this for women everywhere.
1264
01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:06,040
When Australian Ninja Warrior
returns.
1265
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:17,640
Welcome back to Ninja Island.
1266
01:03:17,680 --> 01:03:19,280
Our female competitors tell us
1267
01:03:19,360 --> 01:03:21,880
one of the great appeals
of Ninja Warrior
1268
01:03:21,960 --> 01:03:25,720
is competing on
exactly the same course as the men.
1269
01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:29,800
But so far, no woman
has reached the Warped Wall.
1270
01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:32,880
Alarna Haintz wasted a lot of energy
on the swing rope,
1271
01:03:32,920 --> 01:03:34,920
trying to get a hold of the tyre.
1272
01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:36,800
FREDDIE: Oh, she's going
with her feet now.
1273
01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:38,640
Not sure she'll get a great grip
with her feet.
1274
01:03:38,720 --> 01:03:42,960
Once she did, the fitness coach
had nothing left to hold on.
1275
01:03:43,040 --> 01:03:48,200
This obstacle is proving to be
a real pain for a lot of our ninjas.
1276
01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:50,000
Oh, no. No, Nat...
1277
01:03:50,080 --> 01:03:53,560
None more so
than sports lecturer Nat Deegan.
1278
01:03:53,640 --> 01:03:58,040
Nerves got the better of tattooed
sales assistant Danielle Graham,
1279
01:03:58,120 --> 01:04:02,160
ninja success literally
slipping out of her hands.
1280
01:04:02,240 --> 01:04:06,480
That means the wait continues
for one of our female ninjas
1281
01:04:06,520 --> 01:04:09,160
to reach the Warped Wall tonight.
1282
01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:13,360
But of all the women in heat one,
1283
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:17,480
our next competitor is possibly
the favourite to break the drought
1284
01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:21,680
and get up the wall -
elite gymnast Celeste Dixon.
1285
01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:25,080
My name is Celeste Dixon.
1286
01:04:25,160 --> 01:04:28,480
I might be small but I'm gonna leave
a massive impression on you.
1287
01:04:30,680 --> 01:04:33,360
I got picked in the squad
for the 2000 Olympics
1288
01:04:33,400 --> 01:04:34,440
for gymnastics for Australia.
1289
01:04:34,520 --> 01:04:40,160
I was in the team up until
the committee changed the entry age.
1290
01:04:42,760 --> 01:04:45,400
You had to be turning 16
the year of the Olympics,
1291
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:47,400
so I was four months too young.
1292
01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:51,640
Very devastating. (LAUGHS)
But you get over it, right?
1293
01:04:54,200 --> 01:04:56,000
I'm a little bit worried
about my height, to be honest.
1294
01:04:56,080 --> 01:05:01,520
I'm very short - 161. But my arm
span is probably shorter. (LAUGHS)
1295
01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:04,560
I'm doing this for little women
everywhere.
1296
01:05:06,080 --> 01:05:08,560
I don't think this is about
proving anything to anyone.
1297
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:11,440
It's more about proving something
to myself.
1298
01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:14,560
I don't know, I just wanna have
some fun and play on the obstacles.
1299
01:05:16,560 --> 01:05:19,360
BEC: An elite gymnast for ten years,
1300
01:05:19,440 --> 01:05:22,480
representing South Australia
and her country.
1301
01:05:22,560 --> 01:05:24,800
Come on, Celeste!
Go!
1302
01:05:24,840 --> 01:05:26,120
There is dad Steve.
1303
01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:27,600
Imagine his disappointment
1304
01:05:27,680 --> 01:05:29,720
when his little girl
missed her Olympic dream.
1305
01:05:31,840 --> 01:05:33,440
(BEEP)
1306
01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:38,280
During the tryouts, the experts put
her in the top five female warriors.
1307
01:05:38,360 --> 01:05:40,640
But not all of the performances
during tryouts
1308
01:05:40,680 --> 01:05:42,200
have equal results here on the course
1309
01:05:42,240 --> 01:05:44,080
because it's not until you try it
1310
01:05:44,160 --> 01:05:46,040
that we really know
how you're going to go.
1311
01:05:46,080 --> 01:05:48,400
Go, you good thing!
1312
01:05:48,440 --> 01:05:52,880
She is 161cm, 57kg.
1313
01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:56,080
And if you don't mind,
have a look at that six-pack.
1314
01:05:57,320 --> 01:06:01,240
Down the Silk Slider now.
Onto the rope.
1315
01:06:01,280 --> 01:06:03,200
Nice. Yes.
1316
01:06:03,240 --> 01:06:04,240
Take it easy!
1317
01:06:04,320 --> 01:06:06,640
Gymnasts seem to have
a natural athleticism
1318
01:06:06,680 --> 01:06:08,560
tailor-made for this course, Ben.
1319
01:06:08,600 --> 01:06:10,360
On these obstacles,
1320
01:06:10,440 --> 01:06:13,800
that's possibly more important
than strength or height.
1321
01:06:13,840 --> 01:06:15,080
Yeah, she's got all the tools.
1322
01:06:15,160 --> 01:06:18,040
But as she faces the dreaded
tyre swing, Freddie,
1323
01:06:18,080 --> 01:06:19,600
how's she looking on the ground?
1324
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:21,520
It's been an obstacle
1325
01:06:21,600 --> 01:06:24,480
the female competitors
so far have found difficult.
1326
01:06:24,560 --> 01:06:28,480
But if anyone has got the
qualifications to get through this,
1327
01:06:28,520 --> 01:06:30,040
it is Celeste.
1328
01:06:30,080 --> 01:06:31,080
Go, beautiful.
1329
01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:32,800
She'd be wanting to get
plenty of height
1330
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:34,800
and then attack the tyre
from the top.
1331
01:06:34,880 --> 01:06:36,520
Here we go. Look at that momentum.
Yes!
1332
01:06:36,600 --> 01:06:39,200
You've got it, girl! You've got it!
You've got it!
1333
01:06:40,480 --> 01:06:42,000
Yeah, we've seen other competitors
1334
01:06:42,080 --> 01:06:45,240
take a few minutes
to build that energy.
1335
01:06:45,320 --> 01:06:47,240
Celeste...
Yeah!
1336
01:06:47,280 --> 01:06:49,720
Now Celeste is onto the net.
1337
01:06:49,800 --> 01:06:52,080
Could she be on her way
to the Warped Wall?
1338
01:06:52,160 --> 01:06:55,760
We can't stand still up here.
This is too much to watch.
1339
01:06:55,800 --> 01:06:58,320
The whole crowd cheering her on.
1340
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:01,320
She can't believe it.
She can't believe it.
1341
01:07:01,360 --> 01:07:02,400
Oh!
1342
01:07:02,480 --> 01:07:05,000
Hang on, you don't have time
for that, surely!
1343
01:07:05,080 --> 01:07:07,040
We saw the cartwheel.
Take it easy, take it easy.
1344
01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:10,880
But she's got two obstacles to go.
1345
01:07:10,920 --> 01:07:12,320
Come on, Celeste.
1346
01:07:12,360 --> 01:07:15,080
Yes! Yes!
1347
01:07:15,120 --> 01:07:16,880
Take it easy.
1348
01:07:16,920 --> 01:07:18,360
Slowly.
1349
01:07:19,400 --> 01:07:20,720
MAN: Easy.
1350
01:07:20,800 --> 01:07:22,960
This is where
it really starts to hurt.
1351
01:07:23,040 --> 01:07:26,280
She looks calm enough
but she's slowed right down here.
1352
01:07:26,360 --> 01:07:28,760
That's it.
Come on, Celeste!
1353
01:07:28,800 --> 01:07:30,440
Up.
1354
01:07:30,480 --> 01:07:32,160
It's alright.
1355
01:07:32,240 --> 01:07:34,600
She went searching for it
and it wasn't there
1356
01:07:34,640 --> 01:07:35,880
but that time it's there.
1357
01:07:35,920 --> 01:07:37,360
Whoo!
1358
01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:40,120
Come on, sweetheart. Come on.
1359
01:07:40,200 --> 01:07:43,920
Listen to Dad, Celeste.
He's willing you on. We all are.
1360
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:47,440
Bring home the bacon!
Bring home the bacon!
1361
01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:48,720
Oh, look at this.
1362
01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:50,040
Oh...
Oh!
1363
01:07:50,120 --> 01:07:54,680
Oh, no!
Oh, Celeste Dixon, so close.
1364
01:07:58,200 --> 01:08:02,760
Celeste Dixon was clearly fatigued
midway through the first ladder.
1365
01:08:02,800 --> 01:08:05,360
Transitioning, she gets good height
1366
01:08:05,440 --> 01:08:08,840
and manages to grab the second there
but she slips off.
1367
01:08:08,880 --> 01:08:10,600
All her weight is on the one hand
1368
01:08:10,680 --> 01:08:13,040
and she didn't have
the grip strength to hold on.
1369
01:08:13,120 --> 01:08:15,600
Hey, it's alright, sweetheart.
You did great.
1370
01:08:15,640 --> 01:08:17,880
Celeste, no, we thought you had it.
1371
01:08:17,960 --> 01:08:21,320
We saw you swing and the gymnastics
skills were all coming in.
1372
01:08:21,400 --> 01:08:24,040
And then just slipped.
Should have gone under, not over.
1373
01:08:24,120 --> 01:08:26,800
Well, you're the expert.
I wouldn't like to say.
1374
01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:29,320
But it was an amazing moment
when you came off the net.
1375
01:08:29,400 --> 01:08:32,120
You covered your face as if you was
amazed to get that far.
1376
01:08:32,160 --> 01:08:33,840
Yeah, very. (LAUGHS)
1377
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:36,680
I didn't think I'd be able to reach
from the tyre to the cargo net.
1378
01:08:36,760 --> 01:08:41,440
It was an unbelievable display.
Amazing effort. Congratulations.
1379
01:08:41,480 --> 01:08:43,800
Yeah, Celeste! Well done.
1380
01:08:43,880 --> 01:08:45,120
Well done, hon.
Way to go.
1381
01:08:45,200 --> 01:08:51,160
Celeste has gone far enough fast
enough to put her into 14th place.
1382
01:08:51,240 --> 01:08:53,480
So, with just two ninjas
left to run,
1383
01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:56,160
she is through to the semifinals.
1384
01:08:58,920 --> 01:09:03,600
The wait is over. The awesome
Pawson twins are entering the arena.
1385
01:09:03,680 --> 01:09:06,680
Nothing separates these two,
not even their DNA.
1386
01:09:06,760 --> 01:09:09,000
But there's one thing that will
separate them tonight
1387
01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:11,080
and that's the Ninja course.
1388
01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:12,600
Hey, I'm Dylan Pawson
1389
01:09:12,680 --> 01:09:14,680
and I'm gonna be Australia's
first Ninja Warrior...
1390
01:09:14,720 --> 01:09:15,760
Wait, wait, wait, no.
1391
01:09:15,800 --> 01:09:17,760
So, I'm Brodie Pawson
1392
01:09:17,840 --> 01:09:19,960
and I'm gonna be the first
Australian Ninja Warrior.
1393
01:09:24,760 --> 01:09:28,200
And we're both 22. We're twins
and we train parkour in Brisbane.
1394
01:09:28,280 --> 01:09:32,160
We grew up and we always
were kind of doing sports
1395
01:09:32,200 --> 01:09:34,080
and, like, nothing really stuck.
1396
01:09:34,160 --> 01:09:36,280
And then we all of a sudden,
like, just saw parkour
1397
01:09:36,360 --> 01:09:39,000
and then we pretty much
just did it ever since.
1398
01:09:39,080 --> 01:09:40,920
We're so similar that
if he's done a jump,
1399
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:43,640
then I know, physically
and mentally, I can do it as well.
1400
01:09:43,680 --> 01:09:45,000
Yeah. So it's this exact same...
1401
01:09:45,080 --> 01:09:46,480
If I've seen him do it,
it's just, yeah,
1402
01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:48,360
if I know he's done it, I can do it,
1403
01:09:48,440 --> 01:09:50,120
so that's pretty much
the mentality to it.
1404
01:09:50,200 --> 01:09:52,720
This is probably, like,
the first competition,
1405
01:09:52,800 --> 01:09:54,120
like, where we're going
pretty much...
1406
01:09:54,200 --> 01:09:55,640
We're going against each other.
Yeah.
1407
01:09:55,720 --> 01:09:57,640
We never actually have had
that competition.
1408
01:09:57,720 --> 01:10:00,120
A lot of friends always ask us,
"Oh, who's the better twin?
1409
01:10:00,200 --> 01:10:02,360
"Who can jump further?
Who's the fastest?"
1410
01:10:02,440 --> 01:10:06,480
This probably will be the decider.
It's gonna be the decider.
1411
01:10:06,520 --> 01:10:08,640
For life. It'll just be for life.
1412
01:10:09,800 --> 01:10:13,880
It's going to be
fierce twin rivalry tonight.
1413
01:10:13,960 --> 01:10:15,840
The first to attempt the course
will be Brodie.
1414
01:10:15,880 --> 01:10:17,520
He's the older of the two.
1415
01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:22,240
Dylan on the sideline there, along
with Brodie's girlfriend Rebecca.
1416
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:25,360
Yeah, parkour is a sport
that started in France.
1417
01:10:25,440 --> 01:10:28,960
It's all about moving through
urban obstacles at speed,
1418
01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:31,160
so the twins have got great agility
1419
01:10:31,240 --> 01:10:34,080
but their upper body strength
may be an issue.
1420
01:10:34,120 --> 01:10:35,200
Let's find out.
1421
01:10:35,240 --> 01:10:36,880
(BEEP)
1422
01:10:36,920 --> 01:10:38,320
And he's underway.
1423
01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:40,880
These boys push each other
every weekend
1424
01:10:40,960 --> 01:10:42,560
in parkour
and other physical challenges.
1425
01:10:42,600 --> 01:10:45,200
Now the Silk Slider.
1426
01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:46,280
REBECCA: You can do it!
1427
01:10:46,360 --> 01:10:49,720
Got good form at the moment,
straight onto the rope. Looks good.
1428
01:10:49,800 --> 01:10:52,520
So far, that upper body strength
isn't an issue,
1429
01:10:52,560 --> 01:10:53,880
as he blitzes through...
1430
01:10:53,960 --> 01:10:56,760
Oooh, nice save there.
That was lucky.
1431
01:10:56,840 --> 01:11:00,400
Time for the rope.
He's a wannabe stuntman.
1432
01:11:00,440 --> 01:11:01,440
Does a bit of stunt work,
1433
01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:05,240
so that would put him in very good
stead for this obstacle course.
1434
01:11:05,320 --> 01:11:07,520
He's moving quickly, Bec.
Legs up, legs up!
1435
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,600
The other half
of the twin combination
1436
01:11:09,640 --> 01:11:11,280
looking on from the sidelines.
1437
01:11:11,360 --> 01:11:12,720
Go, go, go, go.
Come on!
1438
01:11:12,760 --> 01:11:14,160
This is very quick.
1439
01:11:14,200 --> 01:11:15,280
And time matters
1440
01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:18,920
because qualification
is about furthest fastest.
1441
01:11:20,040 --> 01:11:23,160
And his time is rock-solid
at the moment, Brodie Pawson.
1442
01:11:23,240 --> 01:11:26,160
He's up there at the moment
on the tilting ladders.
1443
01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:27,760
He needs to make sure of this, Bec.
1444
01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:29,920
Oh, this is the dangerous bit
coming up.
1445
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:32,760
Oh... Nice. Finish it off.
Well done.
1446
01:11:32,840 --> 01:11:34,600
Any doubts about
his upper body strength
1447
01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:36,280
have been blown out of the water.
1448
01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:38,520
Here we go. Time for the Warped Wall.
1449
01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:41,480
And he's wasted no time!
He's straight up there!
1450
01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:44,640
He's home!
Oh, forget about time!
1451
01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:46,840
He is the fastest of the night!
1452
01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:51,920
That was like a stroll in the park!
He does this every day of the week!
1453
01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:53,240
(HOOTS)
Yeah!
1454
01:11:53,280 --> 01:11:54,600
Well done, Brodie!
1455
01:11:54,640 --> 01:11:56,960
Yeah, they're going nuts for Brodie.
1456
01:11:57,040 --> 01:11:58,960
Oh!
Hello!
1457
01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:00,920
Phenomenal! Brodie Pawson.
1458
01:12:03,480 --> 01:12:05,920
Good luck!
My turn.
1459
01:12:05,960 --> 01:12:08,360
Brodie blitzed the field
1460
01:12:08,440 --> 01:12:10,960
and he's thrown down the gauntlet
for his brother.
1461
01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:16,000
He's turned in an amazing time -
one minute, six seconds.
1462
01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:17,200
Oh!
1463
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:21,360
Oh, hugs from his girlfriend
down there. Beautiful stuff.
1464
01:12:21,400 --> 01:12:22,520
And high fives from his bro.
1465
01:12:22,560 --> 01:12:24,880
Brodie, that was unbelievable.
1466
01:12:24,960 --> 01:12:26,720
Now, you're gonna have to
level with me.
1467
01:12:26,760 --> 01:12:28,880
How easy was that for you?
1468
01:12:28,960 --> 01:12:33,600
Yeah, it was hard, but just my
cardio is terrible, eh, but...
1469
01:12:33,680 --> 01:12:36,720
Well, if your cardio is terrible,
mine's an absolute disgrace.
1470
01:12:36,760 --> 01:12:38,320
Congratulations, Brodie.
1471
01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:40,800
Now, you've set the time
for your brother.
1472
01:12:40,880 --> 01:12:44,440
Dylan, you're up next, mate.
Off you go. Go and get ready, son.
1473
01:12:46,120 --> 01:12:49,920
Coming up, after his brother smashed
out the quickest time tonight,
1474
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:53,520
just how fast
will the second Pawson twin go?
1475
01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:57,160
All the action after the break
on Australian Ninja Warrior.
1476
01:13:02,840 --> 01:13:05,520
Before the break,
we saw an extraordinary run.
1477
01:13:05,600 --> 01:13:10,520
One half of the awesome Pawson
twins, Brodie was close to perfect,
1478
01:13:10,600 --> 01:13:14,800
as he flew through the course
in just one minute and six seconds.
1479
01:13:14,880 --> 01:13:18,360
Now it's his identical twin brother
Dylan's turn.
1480
01:13:18,440 --> 01:13:20,920
Who's the better twin?
This probably will be the decider.
1481
01:13:20,960 --> 01:13:22,720
It's gonna be the decider.
1482
01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:24,840
Dylan's our last runner.
1483
01:13:24,920 --> 01:13:29,080
And the biggest question of
the night - can he beat his brother?
1484
01:13:29,160 --> 01:13:31,320
Or will the course
get the last laugh?
1485
01:13:31,400 --> 01:13:33,680
Dylan, go!
Whoo!
1486
01:13:33,720 --> 01:13:34,760
Whoo!
1487
01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:36,080
There's Brodie, watching on.
1488
01:13:36,160 --> 01:13:39,440
You can do it.
Dylan! Dylan! Dylan!
1489
01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:44,040
Well, one twin was successful.
You'd think the other must be too.
1490
01:13:44,120 --> 01:13:46,080
Well...
That's the way twins work.
1491
01:13:46,160 --> 01:13:50,560
Remember, the time to beat
is one minute and six seconds.
1492
01:13:50,600 --> 01:13:52,760
(BEEP)
1493
01:13:52,840 --> 01:13:56,880
Here he goes, Dylan Pawson wasting
no time on the first obstacle,
1494
01:13:56,920 --> 01:13:57,920
straight through it.
1495
01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:01,520
And now grabbing onto the silk.
Needs to catch this rope.
1496
01:14:01,600 --> 01:14:04,720
A little hiccup there
but onto the mat.
1497
01:14:04,760 --> 01:14:06,480
Do you think he's pushing too hard?
1498
01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:10,000
He probably is, but it's sibling
rivalry at play here.
1499
01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:13,120
OK, time for the rope. Look at this!
1500
01:14:13,200 --> 01:14:17,520
He has got to be one of the fastest
so far on the course tonight.
1501
01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:20,440
Oh, that was close.
He nearly had wet feet.
1502
01:14:20,520 --> 01:14:23,400
Let's check the time here
in just a moment, Bec.
1503
01:14:23,480 --> 01:14:27,200
He is five seconds faster than Brodie
was hitting that mat.
1504
01:14:27,240 --> 01:14:28,440
Now the ladders.
1505
01:14:28,520 --> 01:14:31,560
I like these parkour guys.
They are tough.
1506
01:14:31,600 --> 01:14:33,440
Look how agile he is.
1507
01:14:33,480 --> 01:14:34,520
Go, Dylan.
1508
01:14:34,560 --> 01:14:37,040
Oh, he handled that jolt so well.
1509
01:14:37,080 --> 01:14:38,320
You've got it. You've got it, bro.
1510
01:14:38,360 --> 01:14:40,080
Come on! Yes!
1511
01:14:40,160 --> 01:14:44,640
He's onto that ladder seven seconds
faster than brother Brodie.
1512
01:14:44,680 --> 01:14:45,960
And now the wall.
1513
01:14:46,040 --> 01:14:49,080
Oh, take a look at this.
He's not even gonna take a break.
1514
01:14:49,160 --> 01:14:53,120
Straight up the Warped Wall,
hand on the buzzer.
1515
01:14:53,200 --> 01:14:58,840
Unbelievable! He has broken a minute!
58 seconds on the course!
1516
01:14:58,880 --> 01:15:01,320
Yes, he's done it! You beauty!
1517
01:15:01,400 --> 01:15:03,720
He beat me. He beat me.
(LAUGHS)
1518
01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:05,720
Yeah!
1519
01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:07,400
Hallelujah!
1520
01:15:08,840 --> 01:15:12,040
You beat me. Good job, man.
1521
01:15:12,080 --> 01:15:13,840
Good job.
1522
01:15:13,880 --> 01:15:17,040
Number one! Number one! Number one!
1523
01:15:17,080 --> 01:15:18,280
Dylan, that was amazing.
1524
01:15:18,360 --> 01:15:20,360
Better run
or worse run than your brother?
1525
01:15:20,440 --> 01:15:22,480
It was a little better.
Just a little.
1526
01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:25,080
So I know that you two are close
and you train together
1527
01:15:25,160 --> 01:15:28,000
but you're gonna have to get
competitive with each other.
1528
01:15:28,080 --> 01:15:30,080
Alright, well, you're both through
to the semifinals.
1529
01:15:30,120 --> 01:15:31,320
So, congratulations, boys.
1530
01:15:31,400 --> 01:15:32,880
Go and rest up
and get yourselves ready.
1531
01:15:32,920 --> 01:15:34,120
Well done, boys.
1532
01:15:35,160 --> 01:15:38,440
Dylan obliterated the course
in under a minute,
1533
01:15:38,520 --> 01:15:40,040
beating his brother
by eight seconds.
1534
01:15:40,120 --> 01:15:43,240
They are our top two finishers
tonight
1535
01:15:43,320 --> 01:15:45,760
and go straight through
to the semifinals.
1536
01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:49,240
Also joining them in the semis
will be Tarzan, Ryan Roberts,
1537
01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:51,480
Deadly Ninja Jack Wilson
1538
01:15:51,560 --> 01:15:55,200
and two of our female competitors,
who did brilliantly to make the cut,
1539
01:15:55,240 --> 01:15:59,000
Janet Smith and Celeste Dixon.
1540
01:15:59,080 --> 01:16:01,280
We have seen
some incredible runs tonight
1541
01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:05,160
but the Performance of the Night
goes to Dylan Pawson,
1542
01:16:05,200 --> 01:16:07,600
with his unbelievable 58-second run.
1543
01:16:07,640 --> 01:16:09,560
Well done, Dylan.
1544
01:16:09,600 --> 01:16:11,440
That's it for tonight.
1545
01:16:11,480 --> 01:16:13,000
It's been a phenomenal night.
1546
01:16:13,080 --> 01:16:15,880
And I'll tell you what, we're gonna
be back before you know it
1547
01:16:15,920 --> 01:16:17,600
right here on Ninja Island,
1548
01:16:17,680 --> 01:16:22,760
as we search for our first ever
Australian Ninja Warrior.
1549
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:24,040
Goodnight.
1550
01:16:25,720 --> 01:16:29,800
Our first 18 ninjas
are through to the semifinals,
1551
01:16:29,880 --> 01:16:32,960
where the course will get both longer
and harder.
1552
01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:34,000
Oh!
1553
01:16:34,080 --> 01:16:37,480
And, as always,
one mistake and you're out.
1554
01:16:37,560 --> 01:16:40,600
But tomorrow night
on Australian Ninja Warrior,
1555
01:16:40,680 --> 01:16:47,320
round two of qualifying, brand-new
obstacles and 50 new competitors.
1556
01:16:47,400 --> 01:16:51,360
None are tougher
than ex-commando Scott Evennett.
1557
01:16:51,440 --> 01:16:54,160
We were ambushed. Some bullet
fragments went through my face.
1558
01:16:54,240 --> 01:16:59,200
Could Olympian Olivia Vivian be our
first woman to climb the Warped Wall?
1559
01:16:59,280 --> 01:17:01,320
I go 100%
and I attack every goal I have.
1560
01:17:01,400 --> 01:17:05,080
But for pure guts,
you won't believe Sam Brabham.
1561
01:17:05,160 --> 01:17:07,920
Always been positive,
and putting yourself out there
1562
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:09,680
is probably the best role model
that I could be.
1563
01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:14,560
That's tomorrow
on Australian Ninja Warrior.
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