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American Ninja Warrior 2024 Finals Recap: Who Won?
With $1 million on the line, who will become Season 16's Last Ninja Standing?
The Season 16 Finals of American Ninja Warrior are finally here, and the competition is fiercer than ever.
Ninjas flocking to Las Vegas in hopes of becoming the next champion will first need to conquer three larger-than-life obstacle courses. That's the only way to reach the fourth and final stage: a grueling rope climb to reach the peak of Mt. Midoriyama.
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The Season 16 Ninjas have already taken the ANW competition to new heights, and it's only going to get more exciting during the Finals.
Below, read a full recap of the ANW Finals:
Who won Season 16 of American Ninja Warrior?
Vance Walker!
"It feels amazing," Walker told NBC Insider about winning. "I've been so grateful to even be able to compete on the show in the first place with all the struggles that I've had growing up. I was born with cerebral palsy, and I never thought that I would even be able to walk without braces on my legs..."
"I've just been so blessed to be able to be on the show in the first place, especially to compete at a high level,” Walker continued. “And winning it once, achieving my dream once, was already the greatest thing in the world, but to be able to do it twice was so much better.”
Stage 1 ANW Finals Results
Stage 1 had Ninjas facing the Slide Surfer, Barrel Roll, Giant Rollercoaster, Jumping Spider, The Gambler, Warped Wall, Dipping Birds, and Thread the Needle obstacles before reaching the buzzer. As if the competition wasn't tough enough, the Ninjas must also hit the Stage 1 buzzer with a time under 2:50 to proceed to Stage 2 of the Season 16 Finals.
Night 1 Winners:
Noah Meunier
Completed Course (1:53.09)
Jackson Twait
Completed Course (2:03.07)
Kai Beckstrand
Completed Course (2:06.92)
Vance Walker
Completed Course (2:15.39)
Isaiah Thomas
Completed Course (2:24.21)
Colton Skuster
Completed Course (2:25.84)
Daniel Gil
Completed Course (2:28.52)
Luke Beckstrand
Completed Course (2:29.04)
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Kevin Rodriquez
Completed Course (2:32.63)
Flip Rodriguez
Completed Course (2:35.21)
John Mack
Completed Course (2:39.89)
Sean Bryan
Completed Course (2:39.92)
Cam Baumgartner
Completed Course (2:46.41)
Night 2 Winners:
Kaden Lebsack
Completed Course (1:53.43)
Josiah Pippel
Completed Course (1:55.14)
Austin Gray
Completed Course (1:58.32)
Caleb Bergstrom
Completed Course (2:00.22)
Kyle Soderman
Completed Course (2:11.59)
Joe Moravsky
Completed Course (2:16.99)
Nacssa Garemore
Completed Course (2:20.99)
Elijah Browning
Completed Course (2:28.10)
Cal Plohoros
Completed Course (2:42.07)
Max Feinberg
Completed Course (2:42.16)
James McGrath
Completed Course (2:44.99)
Sam Folsom
Completed Course (2:47.49)
Joe Meissner
Completed Course (2:49.26)
Stage 2 ANW Finals 2024 Winners
Much like the Season 16 Semi-Finals, Stage 2 of the ANW Finals features a head-to-head race between Ninjas who give everything they've got to proceed to Stage 3, the last set of obstacles before the summit up Mt. Midoriyama. Stage 2 boasted the Striding Steps, Double Salmon Ladder, Jawbreakers, Swing Surfer, Epic Air Surfer, and Falling Shelves obstacles, forcing the Ninjas to push it to their absolute limit to reach the buzzer before their opponents.
Check out which Ninjas beat Stage 2 on top below.
Stage 2 Match-Ups
Kyle Soderman vs. John Mack
Austin Gray vs. James McGrath
Colton Skuster vs. Daniel Gil
Isaiah Thomas vs. Elijah Browning
Vance Walker vs. Flip Rodriguez
Caleb Bergstrom vs. Max Feinberg
Kai Beckstrand vs. Sean Bryan
Noah Meunier vs. Joe Meissner
Jackson Twait vs. Cal Plohoros
Josiah Pippel vs. Cam Baumgartner
Joe Moravsky vs. Kevin Rodriguez
Nacssa Garemore vs. Luke Beckstrand
Kaden Lebsack vs. Sam Folsom
Stage 2 Winners
Kai Beckstrand
Completed Course (1:06.87)
Caleb Bergstrom
Completed Course (1:17.48)
Nacssa Garemore
Completed Course (1:17.54)
Vance Walker
Completed Course (1:18.67)
Noah Meunier
Completed Course (1:19.72)
Austin Gray
Completed Course (1:24.58)
Josiah Pippel
Completed Course (1:24.93)
Elijah Browning
Completed Course (1:30.99)
Sam Folsom
Completed Course (1:37.30)
Cal Plohoros
Completed Course (1:37.59)
Daniel Gil
Completed Course (1:39.66)
Joe Moravsky
Completed Course (1:52.94)
Kyle Soderman
Falling Shelves (1:28.43)
Run-off Round Results
Max Feinberg vs. Jackson Twait
Winner: Jackson Twait
Sean Bryan vs. James McGrath
Winner: Sean Bryan
Don't miss a moment from the Season 16 Finals of American Ninja Warrior by watching episodes on Mondays on NBC and the next day on Peacock. We're getting so close to declaring a winner!
Stage 3 ANW Finals 2024 Results
Check out which Ninjas defeated Stage 3, below.
Noah Meunier
Completed Course (5:08.39)
Caleb Bergstrom
Completed Course (5:43.59)
Nacssa Garemore
Completed Course (5:43.71)
Vance Walker
Completed Course (5:56.27)
Kai Beckstrand
Completed Course (6:03.60)
Which Ninjas scaled Mt. Midoriyama in Stage 4 of ANW Season 16?
Five sky-flying Ninjas defeated the grueling Stage 3: Noah Meunier, Caleb Bergstrom, Nacssa Garemore, Vance Walker, and Kai Beckstrand. They weren't finished yet, however—they now needed to face Stage 4, the summit to the peak of Mt. Midoriyama.
Ninjas were granted only 30 seconds to scale the 75-foot rope climb. Season 15 winner Vance Walker fought hard to defend his status as reigning champ, reaching the peak of Mt. Midoriyama with a time of 27.60.
ANW veteran Caleb Bergstrom gave Walker a reason to sweat as he soared up the rope climb, but with a time of 28.90, he came just short of the win.
Originally published Aug 19, 2024.
