tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54210113394190418622024-02-07T13:49:10.620+01:00Ninja Please: Sasuke HipstersA blog about all things SasukeEllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-48355192768207977392016-03-09T10:56:00.000+01:002016-03-11T12:23:05.710+01:00Dwayne "The Ninja" JohnsonCasually scrolling through Twitter (as one does), when this tweet from the one and only The Rock shows up:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<div dir="ltr" lang="en">
We built a massive American Ninja Warrior style obstacle course for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAYWATCH?src=hash">#BAYWATCH</a>. Guess who was faster than me.. 🖕🏾 <a href="https://t.co/lzZSNephR3">https://t.co/lzZSNephR3</a></div>
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/707419034468421633">March 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Naturally my Ninja senses were tingling all over the place and I had to get a closer look at that tweet from Zac Efron:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<div dir="ltr" lang="en">
Months of training for this. Bring it on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock">@therock</a> let's do this ALL DAY baby! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NinjaWarrior?src=hash">#NinjaWarrior</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baywatch?src=hash">#Baywatch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nowiresneeded?src=hash">#nowiresneeded</a> <a href="https://t.co/96crwf0aba">pic.twitter.com/96crwf0aba</a></div>
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZacEfron/status/707238589566824449">March 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
Apart from the fact that I am freaking out about his six pack (it just doesn't seem right) I am also wondering about this Ninja course. Did they build an actual Ninja Warrior course? How? Where is it? Are they gonna use it for something besides Baywatch training?<br />
<br />
And most importantly: is there a video of The Rock taking on the course?<br />
<br />
I must investigate further .... until then<br />
<br />
Sayonara ninja lovers!Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-26676337858685081052016-03-01T10:43:00.001+01:002016-03-01T10:43:12.426+01:00Ninja Warrior SE S02E02 recap<div style="text-align: justify;">
I spotted Mårten Nylén when I was at work a couple of days ago (I work at a museum) and as usual when someone mildly famous comes by I mentioned it to my coworkers. Basically got a blank stare in return so I had to text Chriss who reacted much more reasonably, aka by sending me back a message all in caps. Excuse us for being fangirls ...</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Aaaanyway, this is what went down in episode 2 of season 2!</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrj2zaXJ9nr8daUNonN6xSqcT8Cm176m3vfpavvXPzJR65cKYuh5-uCGHgEs31-XaDpNp-99T49M2ejLToFqFkZQ9N3et7YfAilGSwkNcaakj-so5KpdWIRi8VdBtf8pQm5ACr-ykWHDGy/s1600/Stats.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrj2zaXJ9nr8daUNonN6xSqcT8Cm176m3vfpavvXPzJR65cKYuh5-uCGHgEs31-XaDpNp-99T49M2ejLToFqFkZQ9N3et7YfAilGSwkNcaakj-so5KpdWIRi8VdBtf8pQm5ACr-ykWHDGy/s1600/Stats.png" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Quite a few new obstacles, and they're getting really hard. One clear, and while I won't immediately spoil you as to who that was, maybe you can all make a qualified guess ...</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So, what we think happened in this episode was that the fifteen people who made it from the Stockholm qualifiers are now in the Stockholm regional finals, and from there five people will make it to the big finale. We think. It's always a bit confusing to us. </div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxB1LPd5bX0vmC6d1QS8epM2fA4t8tyW4pub0Mf-hbYlXotLrzZCLRkKEwoWcmaF0OFidS6ioKdjTww7yH5bnHTo3GGT5GRFmQsu5OkTrQCPBwB4Xd9yo8hTM05JDIJswNULvY8BxWlr4/s1600/Askia_Linder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxB1LPd5bX0vmC6d1QS8epM2fA4t8tyW4pub0Mf-hbYlXotLrzZCLRkKEwoWcmaF0OFidS6ioKdjTww7yH5bnHTo3GGT5GRFmQsu5OkTrQCPBwB4Xd9yo8hTM05JDIJswNULvY8BxWlr4/s400/Askia_Linder.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
First out: Askia Linder, who failed on the rather tricky wind chimes. Apparently they're from ANW, but Chriss and I recognize them as the tampon/dildo obstacles from Sasuke 31. I kinda liked Askia in the first ep, so I'm sad he didn't make it, but I'm laughing really hard at Mårten's comment about how "he looks like a slap in the face". What?</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d6Fk07Hw5VY-iLOQO5D_B5f7XPvigFpdw6_hJBMF1wBeiuV9kj0fUbz6Za_2UZzohA8QVY9eXwtWW5awMtsGrejcxCorZ_xp9ViVzeezP8NoVx_hHdfZgRgUsrYfRXCqqrufuwvACp8u/s1600/Phillip+Lloyd+Rochester.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d6Fk07Hw5VY-iLOQO5D_B5f7XPvigFpdw6_hJBMF1wBeiuV9kj0fUbz6Za_2UZzohA8QVY9eXwtWW5awMtsGrejcxCorZ_xp9ViVzeezP8NoVx_hHdfZgRgUsrYfRXCqqrufuwvACp8u/s400/Phillip+Lloyd+Rochester.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I completely missed Phillip Lloyd Rochester stealing Usain Bolt's lightning bolt-thing last week. Duuude, you're cool and all, but you weren't even the fastest person through stage one, are you sure you can live up to that gesture? Really?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, Philip made it all the way to Cannonball Alley (know as the Chaos balls in Swedish ... and for once I'm gonna say that the Swedish name is a way better name than the English one), and what I found fascinating is that when he got there he looked REALLY tired. We've seen people fail in the most spectacular of ways in Sasuke, but I can't remember anyone making it look like it's as exhausting as that. And look at those muscles, he's not really a weak guy, is he? Then again, Kanno has a lot of muscles and he nevers looks tired ...
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-VQGk1KmmjBfuFjQfRn2DXCaQLQc8aKLL60gn6w9ZI08rkJ2q3lG9Pi5h6EvaH6tKAvgptWigUMcf759id8SGCXQ0pUrUJeZn12aGVQSD6hG4YkG6UDfyipV52FEqo1atkGe0pPqWl0A/s1600/Gotta+kiss+myself+I%2527m+so+pretty.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-VQGk1KmmjBfuFjQfRn2DXCaQLQc8aKLL60gn6w9ZI08rkJ2q3lG9Pi5h6EvaH6tKAvgptWigUMcf759id8SGCXQ0pUrUJeZn12aGVQSD6hG4YkG6UDfyipV52FEqo1atkGe0pPqWl0A/s1600/Gotta+kiss+myself+I%2527m+so+pretty.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah I just wanted an excuse to post this gif again ...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Johannes Ojanpera was the first person this year to struggle with the wall, but after Chriss shouted "I've seen shorter people climb higher walls!" he scaled it like it was no big deal. Maybe he was just messing with us the first two tries ...</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFPz21yOE3s8JiazInhG9mt4-LpZM8NpjzpvusFYgbKsdg0GyrW4IHJ23fTh68MPJ2UDdbAalZwiKEwQJicSUgEumK6_TaW0Rz-BoKBs_UCwWGUsBrKRekWjjYs8Rn-IHErSpEZ8xqmNV/s1600/Johannes+Ojanpera.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFPz21yOE3s8JiazInhG9mt4-LpZM8NpjzpvusFYgbKsdg0GyrW4IHJ23fTh68MPJ2UDdbAalZwiKEwQJicSUgEumK6_TaW0Rz-BoKBs_UCwWGUsBrKRekWjjYs8Rn-IHErSpEZ8xqmNV/s400/Johannes+Ojanpera.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Then we get another proof that the rules can be a little too confusing when Adam says that "everyone here has already cleared the Warped Wall" because ... no, they did not. Ten people cleared it, the other five where just fast enough to get to the final anyway. Keep up with the rules, dude!</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They saved the best for last: Alexander Mars, Henning Attlin and Victor Jacobsson (who had the fastest time in the first episode). How did they do? Well ...</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Of COURSE the one true Swedish ninja Alexander Mars made it all the way to the top. Honestly, he made it look so easy, and totally proved why he - above everone else - deserved a shot at Sasuke last year. Actually, just watch this clip of him doing it:</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nBhnNrh6SiE" width="500"></iframe><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
BEAUTIFUL. Look at him doing the chaos balls - SO EASY. No one else even made it past them and he made it look like he was just rolling out of bed in the morning or something. I think we're starting to fangirl Alexander Mars pretty hard to, ooops.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo4cEZrMWi1AGgi0bsdHtzVcobHLYDB7P89NsqkxfbVNlFmdBJlrFCjVj5qy1oCuEs3eG3LTg8-2FUdYn9dzVrOYyS4rEda7OAU7aNqItg6TSCv7SKzMrH1jUMgOV9CuG6p4atprS-DEe/s1600/Henning+Attlin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo4cEZrMWi1AGgi0bsdHtzVcobHLYDB7P89NsqkxfbVNlFmdBJlrFCjVj5qy1oCuEs3eG3LTg8-2FUdYn9dzVrOYyS4rEda7OAU7aNqItg6TSCv7SKzMrH1jUMgOV9CuG6p4atprS-DEe/s400/Henning+Attlin.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Henning, however, did not do as well. He's never been our fave, but he is definitely good at what he does and fast ... so what the hell even happened here? He almost slipped getting off the Quintuple Step, barely landed on the mat after the Log Grip and while he did the Paddle Boards easily he failed competely at the Jump Hang. That seemed very out of character for him, even though he's fast, he's never really been careless before. Oh well, it's <strike>Sasuke</strike> Ninja Warrior, these things happen.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau10xQoSyXCuxcZcI-jv3EJ6nCwEvTWmIeAogUxX1eSADzqV_SKWDr-5Aoye22tYeHB3jFrdaJ1u6VRkBTuRwOpkNheCYaTtp8tZjHbIHhLK8wqNHuuxscJpWD8KYBJj6-k3E5MAZwHQm/s1600/Victor+Jacobsson.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau10xQoSyXCuxcZcI-jv3EJ6nCwEvTWmIeAogUxX1eSADzqV_SKWDr-5Aoye22tYeHB3jFrdaJ1u6VRkBTuRwOpkNheCYaTtp8tZjHbIHhLK8wqNHuuxscJpWD8KYBJj6-k3E5MAZwHQm/s400/Victor+Jacobsson.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Lastly, Victor Jacobsson. I may be wrong, but I swear his tee touched the water here! It doesn't show in the image, but in the video at least I think there are cleraly ripples on the surface of the water. Though his tee doesn't really look wet later on, but I don't know ... I don't know ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIabqfWM7Y7P0EAj0RgPVK5HnTYqaa2GsO0F9ttTwiR_Rs-1cf4Jfs7W6b9xbD7cjYyLjY0jiG69EWLEsgc88ukZHwz3na-mxkZbel54fASyttw_A0fgmvyr4y-ACrx1ZGyY0ukdHIdhbv/s1600/Results.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIabqfWM7Y7P0EAj0RgPVK5HnTYqaa2GsO0F9ttTwiR_Rs-1cf4Jfs7W6b9xbD7cjYyLjY0jiG69EWLEsgc88ukZHwz3na-mxkZbel54fASyttw_A0fgmvyr4y-ACrx1ZGyY0ukdHIdhbv/s400/Results.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
He later failed at the Chaos Balls, but due to the confusing rules still made it to the finals along with these other four. Even though only Alexander Mars made it through this stage, I like how different all these competitors are from each other. Johannes Ojanpera is nimble, Phillip Lloyd Rochester is strong and Victor Jaconsson is fast ... but what is gonna be most useful the next time we see them? I guess time will tell ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
A closer look at the second stage will be up this week, then next week Chriss is coming to stay with me for a few days, so we plan on catching up to all the eps we've missed. Next week some of our favs from last year returns, so we are VERY excited.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then ....</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-2084242443593003732016-02-23T15:18:00.001+01:002016-02-23T16:43:31.157+01:00Ninja Warrior SE season 2 stage 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's so cute that you guys miss us. :') We're defintely going to recap the rest of the season, but somehow we're both very busy right now. When we started this blog Chriss lived with me, which made watching together very easy. These days, though, we live in different parts of the country, so finding a time where we both can stream the eps can take some planning. But we'll try to recap at least episode 2 this week!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I figured that before that we could take a look at the new first stage. I think it's a vast improvement from last year, because it doesn't look easy, it looks really hard.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
Let's break it down!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMeDbeiMK2kNvoCD-TlApYkKirg-PVvGiho5FvLNv6I3cXdG2AJbTtL9f5pbKdPhPuwh2CWTGZ8IIEJyKuYMJYxRgma1GOWLoO0-v8kTf4YLAJjYCewgKKnktxZMxWKAs1YJSeiPKcPWE/s1600/femsteg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMeDbeiMK2kNvoCD-TlApYkKirg-PVvGiho5FvLNv6I3cXdG2AJbTtL9f5pbKdPhPuwh2CWTGZ8IIEJyKuYMJYxRgma1GOWLoO0-v8kTf4YLAJjYCewgKKnktxZMxWKAs1YJSeiPKcPWE/s400/femsteg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We start with a classic - the Quintuple Step. I don't know how far away the steps were last year, but it feels like the gaps are larger this year? Apparently these are 2,5 meters apart, which is one small step for a giant, one giant step for a ninja ... ehh, or something like that.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsRC_rHnsMLyXepQT2dFRcvBtpXpO245vzCMzhz1t4bEfAE-3mFW98c3hfDkYkAhFEVxYL_rJgDHOKp6N_M9AvMyH-OO7h5kRSAWG9V7VTlQl1DZ_iJTKfR9qg3v7uVjvD5bz2TXlADaZ/s1600/magnet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsRC_rHnsMLyXepQT2dFRcvBtpXpO245vzCMzhz1t4bEfAE-3mFW98c3hfDkYkAhFEVxYL_rJgDHOKp6N_M9AvMyH-OO7h5kRSAWG9V7VTlQl1DZ_iJTKfR9qg3v7uVjvD5bz2TXlADaZ/s400/magnet.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
"The Magnet", a lamer version of the Cross Slider, but since this is first stage, I think it's hard enough. People in the first episode did better on this one than I thought they would.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJqMvkiIleftbmzKf6JntUvDw4a4DMjnSUstCDrj8zK_PndlWSKInzvw44ZkLEMaNuKeUKVKJe0rSW-JIQae0M45eYXAdi3J24OfI44nceveUX047N20MygonvGSQnitNs1L9lvXo_3PC/s1600/gummibron.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJqMvkiIleftbmzKf6JntUvDw4a4DMjnSUstCDrj8zK_PndlWSKInzvw44ZkLEMaNuKeUKVKJe0rSW-JIQae0M45eYXAdi3J24OfI44nceveUX047N20MygonvGSQnitNs1L9lvXo_3PC/s400/gummibron.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
"The Gummi Bridge", or <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Tiles" style="text-align: justify;">Floating Tiles</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> as it's apparently known as in English. Three tiles that you must jump on, and no touching the rope. This was the one that killed most people in the first episode, and I can see why. It doesn't seem like much of a problem, but of course it would be. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyQxFForatlqgIgEhZnLR_GD7tmCV29PnLj-7jldqEQTtjAWccEyHGw9JijYXdnkusk8P08wWYduIUNQEIbRH-PIbWkAglbS2LYL3HFcBWMlXZukuJj84lfBMbVT8fdykok2rMlWTpyca/s1600/H%25C3%25A4ngbron.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyQxFForatlqgIgEhZnLR_GD7tmCV29PnLj-7jldqEQTtjAWccEyHGw9JijYXdnkusk8P08wWYduIUNQEIbRH-PIbWkAglbS2LYL3HFcBWMlXZukuJj84lfBMbVT8fdykok2rMlWTpyca/s400/H%25C3%25A4ngbron.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
A modified version of Jump Hang, with something similar to the Chain See-Saw from Sasuke 27. You have to grab onto the hanging cones before you can swing over to the net itself. Surprisingly, most people that made it past the Gummi Bridge had no trouble with this one. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpqaxaKnpr7FxGA5DwjHtEX-2SXgPX45ZvBfF4Ba8q2prx-zh6T91n-MkAfXUx01dzDLL4XGl5ZivOgfC0AZESMgKaqYqtcTaFnb33U8ueLhnsLtIVNR6H5zqkbt1ElLPEvCR_nZY1eYe/s1600/dubbelstegen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpqaxaKnpr7FxGA5DwjHtEX-2SXgPX45ZvBfF4Ba8q2prx-zh6T91n-MkAfXUx01dzDLL4XGl5ZivOgfC0AZESMgKaqYqtcTaFnb33U8ueLhnsLtIVNR6H5zqkbt1ElLPEvCR_nZY1eYe/s400/dubbelstegen.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: justify;">"Double Ladder" or <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Double_Tilt_Ladder">Double Tilt Ladder</a>, apparently straight outta American Ninja Warrior season 6. I thought that would be hard with the tilting and how much arm muscles it required, but NOPE, people made it seem fucking easy. Of course they did.</span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnczmhp3brANmw9AA97067AfzNZY95NgFIuwDRLrvOWgoZ3TVuB5t089GyiF_6b7Ri14LDT_3CmQLYta6c3wCq156R4fKuuwo-0tq_vwq08RJ9JBlVR_OPCA4x2ejBnzGsSPHTcd547Kf/s1600/v%25C3%25A4ggen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnczmhp3brANmw9AA97067AfzNZY95NgFIuwDRLrvOWgoZ3TVuB5t089GyiF_6b7Ri14LDT_3CmQLYta6c3wCq156R4fKuuwo-0tq_vwq08RJ9JBlVR_OPCA4x2ejBnzGsSPHTcd547Kf/s400/v%25C3%25A4ggen.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: justify;">Ahhh, it's starting to feel a lot like Sasuke. The classic Warped Wall, but slightly higher than last year because fuck you, that's why. It's now 4,26 m, but I'm not entirely sure how much higher that is because I don't think they mentioned the height last year. High enough, I should guess.</span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And that's it. A post on stage 2 will follow once we've, you know, seen it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then ... sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
</span>Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-51484278273516020742016-02-08T20:46:00.001+01:002016-02-08T20:46:53.130+01:00Ninja Warrior SE S02E01 recap<div style="text-align: justify;">
And WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Did you miss our recaps? We sure missed writing them! I was talking to Chriss how I don't see why I even pay money to get more TV channels because I only watch Netflix these days, but now I see the error of my ways: how else would I watch Ninja Warrior SE? That's worth paying for if nothing else is.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In season 2 it seems Kanal 5 has decided to up their game, in good and bad ways. The good, we'll get to, but the bad is that it's becoming even more similar to ANW. Like we needed that. Now we have five "regional" try-outs and then everyone will meet in the final. This episode is the Stockholm try-outs, followed by Stockholm stage 2 next week, unless I completely misheard. With five try-outs (Stckholm, Göteborg, Malmö, Umeå and Karlstad) that would result in ten episode of regional try-outs ... and then how many eps for the final?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's too complicated - what's wrong with just going through all the stages at the same time? It's especially ridiculous since Sweden is a pretty tiny country - I can see why having people fly all over the US doesn't really work, but I'm pretty sure taking the obstacle course all over the country is way harder than just letting the competitors come to Stockholm.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But what do I know?</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyydSurv9sPMsqnZgxDZax_dzxt_CFfzQgU7h2IDgfienxqpFXWi9ilZYQUsIuFjWgZWDUX5WhmRHWarDRXFQXfpUBW77KFEQhLFGyZaGabUdYfSX9QEGYWa5WifvNrd4imZ6s6RTFIIcX/s1600/karlberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyydSurv9sPMsqnZgxDZax_dzxt_CFfzQgU7h2IDgfienxqpFXWi9ilZYQUsIuFjWgZWDUX5WhmRHWarDRXFQXfpUBW77KFEQhLFGyZaGabUdYfSX9QEGYWa5WifvNrd4imZ6s6RTFIIcX/s400/karlberg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's Stockholm stage one, in front of Karlberg Castle. This is where we get to the good: stage 1 is WAY better than last year. Seeing this even my hubris has to take a step back to admit that I might not pass it easily. Possibly not at all. That thought barely occured to me when I watched season one, not until we got to the later stages. I'll post a longer post describing the stage, but for now let's take a look at how people did in the first ep:</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bxLcqlPKqDCVfifvZ4iTh5hmjEvqho_1sP6RUmTEU8pkiTLsdUa2kibj4BrHznxUW9oz6G2OvqdftRMidkbwynzaq1eu3UtTkqKp9mYo9vAZHVnHC9k97Zg3538G8GsGagzo3z-S2HFU/s1600/stats.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bxLcqlPKqDCVfifvZ4iTh5hmjEvqho_1sP6RUmTEU8pkiTLsdUa2kibj4BrHznxUW9oz6G2OvqdftRMidkbwynzaq1eu3UtTkqKp9mYo9vAZHVnHC9k97Zg3538G8GsGagzo3z-S2HFU/s1600/stats.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
There's meant to be 150 contestants, which means we saw about a fifth of them tonight. Of those, ten passed the course, and HALF of them made it to stage 2, because we still have that dumb rule about people not clearing the course making it to the next one so we can fill a certain number. Idk, I'd get that if there was a risk of no one making it past stage one, as sometimes happens in Sasuke, but I think ten would've been a respectable number of passes without consolation places being handed out. Oh well, we've talked about that before ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
First out there's Dana Star:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXlHPKBuSeP6yL99LLHZ6ka9aQDCg8ARPgKP6yg0TfY8HETJHvRf78LgNwA1_S7jRde5Y6ggnjuclbIMDYNdnASDeC6Dt0c5Z8kq2YV19jkXHKVRjSER4wz8voflbUGIicTs6Nat-0WAA/s1600/dana_star.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXlHPKBuSeP6yL99LLHZ6ka9aQDCg8ARPgKP6yg0TfY8HETJHvRf78LgNwA1_S7jRde5Y6ggnjuclbIMDYNdnASDeC6Dt0c5Z8kq2YV19jkXHKVRjSER4wz8voflbUGIicTs6Nat-0WAA/s400/dana_star.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I don't mind the cockiness, but dude, you've got some way to go before you're reaching true ninja levels:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_je08g6ndQNhtpqaw3zv-iflIyvPa674IBJRjEJG0RGwqFmwdKGOA-omrostUEadliFCdj4O2jeL8oSzkD6DZ5-OTfBA-UMH8eOYysnAMmhqRSPoU65qRz7R0CrJglRgi4P2yg4X7lLry/s1600/Gotta+kiss+myself+I%2527m+so+pretty.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_je08g6ndQNhtpqaw3zv-iflIyvPa674IBJRjEJG0RGwqFmwdKGOA-omrostUEadliFCdj4O2jeL8oSzkD6DZ5-OTfBA-UMH8eOYysnAMmhqRSPoU65qRz7R0CrJglRgi4P2yg4X7lLry/s1600/Gotta+kiss+myself+I%2527m+so+pretty.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gotta kiss myself I'm so pretty ...</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Of course, Dana seems aware of this, later saying:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHTuaQHh0QADOuyHdGng-H9zdJG2Al8gzPfzP4HYmIlZA91oWHeuGmuDnycSc5-sIlCfxVIFqi_ddAtNG3P8C_o6sqAjjd37aAWE8ZOohglwyLgR_MeKslDCtxfPXYf4pEDE2lOff2ggJ/s1600/90procentninja.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHTuaQHh0QADOuyHdGng-H9zdJG2Al8gzPfzP4HYmIlZA91oWHeuGmuDnycSc5-sIlCfxVIFqi_ddAtNG3P8C_o6sqAjjd37aAWE8ZOohglwyLgR_MeKslDCtxfPXYf4pEDE2lOff2ggJ/s400/90procentninja.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
"I think I'm 90% ninja."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Chriss screamed "EXCUSE YOU, WE ARE 150% NINJA" and I think if he had been 60 % units more ninja he might not have been the first (but certainly not last) victim of the Gummi Bridge. My consolation prize to him is that at least he had the best name of the first ep!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoU46uFJuAZ5Qph1zdgOcD8bcWoekb9gdTZeHvJPSVxNSwaA9BDCfljdZYZBA4OlaN3ESYGH8X6p3_14Yowjxxnr3bEgCMR4fH0z_-kKPAsVqCCvC_gW4xDIdIf1YZ9WE-FSNFFDmIfDF/s1600/askia_linder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoU46uFJuAZ5Qph1zdgOcD8bcWoekb9gdTZeHvJPSVxNSwaA9BDCfljdZYZBA4OlaN3ESYGH8X6p3_14Yowjxxnr3bEgCMR4fH0z_-kKPAsVqCCvC_gW4xDIdIf1YZ9WE-FSNFFDmIfDF/s400/askia_linder.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Our first clear of the evening is Askia Linder, who is describe by commentator Adam Alsing as a "looking like a mix between Groucho Marx and Borat". Sometimes I don't agree with Adam, but that description is hard to argue with. He looks a bit dorky here, but apparently he is nothing of the sort:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaSSIWXU15GmqtgBFoukHdjkddA-zCUiPMD8wrxv_0hzogYZCx9HpJPqubmJE-A6vHAvIaw1U0AAzWjtGZr5s-oaoVhR9OwlF-NfoiQSqIsqTwitrqJ2VbpYUlfCwteAyvbpHdq4Dunxv/s1600/skate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaSSIWXU15GmqtgBFoukHdjkddA-zCUiPMD8wrxv_0hzogYZCx9HpJPqubmJE-A6vHAvIaw1U0AAzWjtGZr5s-oaoVhR9OwlF-NfoiQSqIsqTwitrqJ2VbpYUlfCwteAyvbpHdq4Dunxv/s400/skate.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
During lunch break as a bank man he likes to go to the skatepark and show the kids what's up. Gotta respect that.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We saw ten clears, and two of them are people we remember from last year. Henning Attlin, apparently know as the "guy with the wolf stare" (was that really his nickname last year? I feel I would remember), who quite obviously was eager to try the course again. He did not get the best time and while he tried to play it off I'm sure it pissed him off a little. It's gonna be interesting to see him channel that wolf-rage in second stage, for sure.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And of course, our favourite ninja Alexander Mars was back to defend the title!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DhWegqFQBenYG2COex0je2_8mcQ1MIc90SW8ky4rzxfMkaIGE05fSV75tmPJbD6YOSJTr3SyPeX2F8orUSdu-UuO6WY2tJ95YZgq76X4ddMxoQCdNnObkyaU-SWoRZF85jHdmGwLLeEI/s1600/alexandermarssasuke.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DhWegqFQBenYG2COex0je2_8mcQ1MIc90SW8ky4rzxfMkaIGE05fSV75tmPJbD6YOSJTr3SyPeX2F8orUSdu-UuO6WY2tJ95YZgq76X4ddMxoQCdNnObkyaU-SWoRZF85jHdmGwLLeEI/s400/alexandermarssasuke.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And we got to see some footage of him taking on Sasuke 31 stage 1, which was awesoooooooooome since he was rudely cut from the Japanese broadcast. Or, well, not rudely, but you know ... we wanted to see him.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Adam then explains that he qualified for American Ninja Warrior where he "got through stage one and two" which is ........ not techincally a lie but also not the truth at all. Unless he was on the actual ANW, which I doubt, we're talking about ANW USA vs The World (in the footage he is wearing his green team Europe outfit), and he didn't pass stage one OR stage two there. He failed the Jumping Spider in stage one and the Crazy Cliffhanger (which wasn't really crazy???) in stage three and didn't get a single point for team Europe. :( Okay, so explaining the complicated rules of USA vs The World in a throwaway line was maybe a bit much, but why not just say he was choosen to compete for Team Europe in USA vs The World?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, Alexander Mars passed, so no worries there, but as we all know, no one is safe in Sasuke, and no one is safe in Ninja Warrior Sweden either.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here are the ten guys who passed stage one in Stockholm:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAslkP5iGqHuky0ppl27_Un6NWK5mvmR6Kkr-ewdh61PVpzp5OqDUe4C-dMv4rajGHtoXbcyvB2ku0Cc-F_z4VFPjzbyoR7pzk5nJ31IiDPt-TNVfLtqUUTH0Oz1UxuF0XqkgxZ0dCPlki/s1600/top10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAslkP5iGqHuky0ppl27_Un6NWK5mvmR6Kkr-ewdh61PVpzp5OqDUe4C-dMv4rajGHtoXbcyvB2ku0Cc-F_z4VFPjzbyoR7pzk5nJ31IiDPt-TNVfLtqUUTH0Oz1UxuF0XqkgxZ0dCPlki/s400/top10.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And here are the five guys who made it by being the fastest, despite failing. The ... Fast 5. Haha!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcLHjwrzuPRr15CDYuOHxMBW9PxVLSpX6oLnBPw9jCPPt_hqBlEPtD3naOIAatGECssKroXdqDm9jP7tIKTAf9pp19wDeJ2lPLSOvZpvTL11SxKGCiDkkykTnl3HRTbvizDH37scSJDft/s1600/fast5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcLHjwrzuPRr15CDYuOHxMBW9PxVLSpX6oLnBPw9jCPPt_hqBlEPtD3naOIAatGECssKroXdqDm9jP7tIKTAf9pp19wDeJ2lPLSOvZpvTL11SxKGCiDkkykTnl3HRTbvizDH37scSJDft/s400/fast5.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://www.dplay.se/ninjawarrior/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So there you have it, the first episode, quickly summed up! Later this week I'll post a more in-depth post about the new stage one and the obstacles, and Chriss might give you some of our opinions on USA vs The World ... though possibly after we censor it for curse words there might not be much left to post.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then ... sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-33424965846460502302016-02-04T15:21:00.001+01:002016-02-04T15:21:42.467+01:00Throwback Thursday<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ahh, a year ago ... when I first watched Ninja Warrior Sweden and then convinced Chriss that watching three hours of a japanese game show would be a good way to spend our time. My Timehop actually informed me that February 2nd was the day when we watched Sasuke for the first time.</div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<div dir="ltr" lang="en">
Good times <a href="https://twitter.com/Chrisstheninja">@Chrisstheninja</a> <a href="https://t.co/wRMUQmQk0B">pic.twitter.com/wRMUQmQk0B</a></div>
— Ell Eastwood-Solo (@Ellociraptor) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ellociraptor/status/694605758508503040">February 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Back then we didn't know anyone's name of course, so we had to come up with creative nicknames, like The Hat Man (Shingo), The Tree Cutter (Asa), Angry Trainer (Mr. Sasuke) or The Guy Who's Father Wasn't Dead (Kawaguchi Tomohiro) ... funny, we never had a nickname for Nagano, except maybe That Guy. We could tell he was special even before we knew who he was!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Tonight the first episode of Ninja Warrios SE season 2 airs and we could not be more excited. Sort of. I'd be more excited if I were in it, ehehehe! But it's gonna be great, spring truly is the Ninja Warrior/Sasuke season so we'll pop out of the snow, like daisies, and hopefully blog more. I know you've been dying to read our most excellent recaps.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, Chriss is staying with me this weekend, so we'll get caught up on Ninja Warrior SE and watch USA vs The World (no spoilers, please! Though I think I already know how it went because Drew Drechsel spammed my entire twitter account with praise during the broadcast. Drew, you're still the only American we like but that's pushing it, dude!). Except some recaps and general fangirling after the weekend.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sayonara ninja lovers!!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-51021094276485189252015-12-20T12:30:00.000+01:002015-12-20T12:30:26.399+01:00The reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated ...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, so I realize that having the last post be "we're not dead" and then not posting for six months is a bit ... I don't know what. Ironic? It's not great. To be fair, I broke my ankle not long after that post and moved back with my parents, so it's not like I could gif anything for quite a while, not having access to my computer and stuff.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Also I was not choosen to be on season 2 of Ninja Warrior SE. Sad face. Though apparently it wasn't filmed until September (I really thought it would be earlier in the summer), so I couldn't have been there even if I had been, with the broken ankle and all. Thank you, universe, for making sure that wasn't gonna happen.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I guess there's always next year.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, I don't know when exactly season 2 airs, but this blog will be back to recapping it by then, I promise. Before that, we've got USA vs The World to look forward to on January 31 2016. Our very own Alexander Mars will be on team Europe, so you bet we're gonna be watching and covering that. Though I'm not sure which team we'll be rooting for - are we forever team Japan, or do we have to get our patriotism on and root for the Europeans this time?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, however it turns out, I'm sure will be screaming about cheating and how we will never trust NBC. That's what usually happens.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then - sayonara ninja lovers. Oh, and merry christmas!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-37083582478022459812015-07-21T13:43:00.000+02:002015-07-21T13:43:26.012+02:00We're still alive!Well, sort of. It's just that the swedish summer's gotten to us. And maybe the result of Sasuke 31 as well ... (There were a lot of screaming, depression and excitement involved when we watched it.)<br />
<br />
We are planning to write some sort of review of Sasuke 31, and we have plans for a few other blog posts as well, so stay tuned!<br />
<br />
Until then, sayonara ninja lovers!Chrisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443280428104681710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-37444158492038283312015-05-26T10:18:00.000+02:002015-05-26T23:59:34.419+02:00The new obstaclesOkay, so here are the obstacles that have been confirmed by Inui's Twitter for Sasuke 31:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBHAwvvDuebXQ66ukUfv9RzGMgsALNGsQ5PY9TOaGcn3xZZ-V8ymF0lrRkkBR758l6MYhAcobxJpdf9fvZm8_q-rPxfhEALP8C_0GRpw3q-9zLqircmf0oAPb9J7bw78SmRkABVPKd6x3/s1600/barrel+climb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBHAwvvDuebXQ66ukUfv9RzGMgsALNGsQ5PY9TOaGcn3xZZ-V8ymF0lrRkkBR758l6MYhAcobxJpdf9fvZm8_q-rPxfhEALP8C_0GRpw3q-9zLqircmf0oAPb9J7bw78SmRkABVPKd6x3/s400/barrel+climb.png" width="281" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602693337385046017">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602693337385046017</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So, for our first obstacle, we're bringing back the classic Barrel Climb. Personally, I don't really love this one as the start, I think Quintuple Step to Tarzan Rope is way more fun. This one is only fun when people realized they are screwed, lies down and pretty much accepts death. I know it's a classic, but still ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SVFEGaIv_9Zs2tkvzwNZZQzkzjJUiLeJ8zKNC-TOFtyw4lCH3DkAPTzkbkZTDjm6QxJ5pjt4sJqluYCxYCfGyc8HmVTpqO23jeUl4Mh1F5xXu-LzCcJJ1f2EawMSwt-uKNWs477d4UHS/s1600/tackle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SVFEGaIv_9Zs2tkvzwNZZQzkzjJUiLeJ8zKNC-TOFtyw4lCH3DkAPTzkbkZTDjm6QxJ5pjt4sJqluYCxYCfGyc8HmVTpqO23jeUl4Mh1F5xXu-LzCcJJ1f2EawMSwt-uKNWs477d4UHS/s320/tackle.png" width="231" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602693975087026176">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602693975087026176</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I can't believe the TACKLE MACHINE is back!? Of all fucking obstacles? This one was in like half a competition back in the 90s, and I just assumed that we all moved on a pretended it was never a thing. But nope, it's back. It does not really fit well into the first stage, you know ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDv8Syz3VKE8Noo6F_uCUNnWVZs1qnxMk13ytPLukWZvaPY8guCXFMhu3v0TQ88Aqa5I0shf3LSUNhyr_HnWDNvoPcsiTefJeJT9fojLPUkgTE9qbPX3vhM9s0sQd5tcH-0i9QghXDT-f/s1600/music+area.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDv8Syz3VKE8Noo6F_uCUNnWVZs1qnxMk13ytPLukWZvaPY8guCXFMhu3v0TQ88Aqa5I0shf3LSUNhyr_HnWDNvoPcsiTefJeJT9fojLPUkgTE9qbPX3vhM9s0sQd5tcH-0i9QghXDT-f/s400/music+area.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694315194777601">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694315194777601</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
There's supposed to be a third new obstacle on first stage, but so far no one seems to know what that is. I didn't really understand this tweet, but running it through Google Translate made it a little more coherent:</div>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"New third area, "Music Box" was scattered forgot to take photos w</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
I'm sorry"</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
My guess is this means the third new first stage obstacle is called Music Box. I know what this means!!!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://33.media.tumblr.com/4455eca5cc04a309673d1b7d7ee2e0a8/tumblr_nf4w2oI8P31s2wio8o4_500.gif" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://33.media.tumblr.com/4455eca5cc04a309673d1b7d7ee2e0a8/tumblr_nf4w2oI8P31s2wio8o4_500.gif" height="320" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
You know I'm right.<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCPRMKTV9QTmqNkJGFXIlFIIFYSGMc0L4VAzS1cd0H4SIqTCK07hHRgeGcaIrv9pQl4CokSyOAijHvxBrJ-0RnIBfK5u2lnQw2jD1YPS-psv6jxx0CPQyAtCUv7S5ef-NuQaJEeNaK547/s1600/salmon+radar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCPRMKTV9QTmqNkJGFXIlFIIFYSGMc0L4VAzS1cd0H4SIqTCK07hHRgeGcaIrv9pQl4CokSyOAijHvxBrJ-0RnIBfK5u2lnQw2jD1YPS-psv6jxx0CPQyAtCUv7S5ef-NuQaJEeNaK547/s320/salmon+radar.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694590068445184">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694590068445184</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I googled "Salmon Radar", but all I found was this:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.radomes.org/museum/photos/KingSalmonAFSAKfps117-84.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://www.radomes.org/museum/photos/KingSalmonAFSAKfps117-84.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.radomes.org/">http://www.radomes.org</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Which means that they're either going golfing (I guess Shingo and Hioki would be happy to hear that!) or they're brining back the <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cdama">Big Boulder</a>:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/sasukepedia/images/9/95/Vlcsnap-7052524.png/revision/latest?cb=20091015033117" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/sasukepedia/images/9/95/Vlcsnap-7052524.png/revision/latest?cb=20091015033117" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cdama">http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/%C5%8Cdama</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
This doesn't seem right. Let's see what Google translate has to say:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"2nd Stage minor renewed salmon ladder to climb and down."</blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ooohhh, another Salmon Ladder that you climb up and down. That actually sounds a lot more reasonable, now that you mention it ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHg9X8nm5FJfDuGQCr43lBCTM58TtFv2bWgi2iWZ2Da5CtGsyWZY_Eyz8DUwDIWJ9Ra3aO0G2IpvDYUxsz0rechtEZdY5DnZfcg7E4EWu2-b7-lHk6SHYUEwZ9aZIK2EtsNliZ9VQB-EM/s1600/sidewinder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHg9X8nm5FJfDuGQCr43lBCTM58TtFv2bWgi2iWZ2Da5CtGsyWZY_Eyz8DUwDIWJ9Ra3aO0G2IpvDYUxsz0rechtEZdY5DnZfcg7E4EWu2-b7-lHk6SHYUEwZ9aZIK2EtsNliZ9VQB-EM/s400/sidewinder.png" width="318" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694986333704192">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602694986333704192</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's something brand-new: a third stage obstacle called the Sidewinder! I think you grab onto a penis and swing across, but I'm not sure. Unless you spin on them and them jump, but they seem way too far apart for that.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1272UKUYPbbkWX0DQHC2J2l2rqS-r6KgCr5vlTBA8p58eIuos2nWZt5MQJ6APdMIbadfujb0TNvjHEwBvlgOglVMDICqGeF3IjSpkY574_DGuKJObKxJne02QOTcR6W2JYlj8BxqZnQBT/s1600/drumhopper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1272UKUYPbbkWX0DQHC2J2l2rqS-r6KgCr5vlTBA8p58eIuos2nWZt5MQJ6APdMIbadfujb0TNvjHEwBvlgOglVMDICqGeF3IjSpkY574_DGuKJObKxJne02QOTcR6W2JYlj8BxqZnQBT/s320/drumhopper.png" width="261" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602705993487650816">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602705993487650816</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here we see that we start with the Drumhopper before getting to Siderwinder. That's cool, I really like the Drumhopper. It's exactly the kind of shit I'm expected from Sasuke third stage.</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv5_8I8iWWvbiCAxC1jN4zq_tHyMwkmLsh5ASFvJSL5gyODRR5VTBCT0r-bljE6NqUxY6M9hNA-LFCky4jklSej-2pVA_0iVGSlAPujpRSZs6RoQDpx-uXJknHHlEZCE8et-Shf4OjvOd/s1600/vertical+limit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv5_8I8iWWvbiCAxC1jN4zq_tHyMwkmLsh5ASFvJSL5gyODRR5VTBCT0r-bljE6NqUxY6M9hNA-LFCky4jklSej-2pVA_0iVGSlAPujpRSZs6RoQDpx-uXJknHHlEZCE8et-Shf4OjvOd/s400/vertical+limit.png" width="297" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602695617337380864">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602695617337380864</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And I don't know about you guys but I've always felt the Vertical Limit was waaay too easy, so naturally adding a sideways jump was the only way to go. Like. Of course. Especially after the Crazy Cliffhanger - the obstacle I think they wanted gone because it was too hard??? This makes sense.<br />
<br />
Also, notice how the CCH has water underneath it instead of fire, I'm gonna take that as the final proof that I didn't win that <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/new-obstacle-ideas.html">obstacle contest</a> ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Actually ... does any of these obstacles look like something we were shown in that broadcast? I can't find them among my screencaps at least.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh, well, we'll have to wait until the broadcast I guess. Until then - sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-51483979164597617292015-05-25T12:33:00.001+02:002015-05-25T12:33:33.695+02:00What happens on Sasuke, stays on Sasuke ... apparently<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sasuke 31 is over! If I hadn't had Eurovision to worry about (FUCK YEAH SWEDEN), I don't think what I would've done with myself this weekend. Twitter has been way too silent, if you're asking me, but at least we know a few thing. Such as the running order for the contestants, which can be found <a href="http://www.tbs.co.jp/sasuke_rising/">here in Japanese</a>, or partly translated <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/SASUKE_31">here</a>. Us hipsters are very happy to see <strike>the cute guy</strike> Matachi Ryo as #100, though we are also upset that some of our faves are missing entirely, like Wakky, Kinnikun, Lee En-Chih and Mr Octopus Man.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8Hc_Q6xJhpE7eEYOMm360d0rU7L-Pq19fdJKg-Xt7rxvyANLNlG9KwlsjhUBLXnT7uFHN8YCyYFc-UDnI5qCBPKngo4KT4_SjL-zq6x_Vu6oSaGUp9brkskG8g_H5IUNSFdpD12bIzjI/s1600/Angry.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8Hc_Q6xJhpE7eEYOMm360d0rU7L-Pq19fdJKg-Xt7rxvyANLNlG9KwlsjhUBLXnT7uFHN8YCyYFc-UDnI5qCBPKngo4KT4_SjL-zq6x_Vu6oSaGUp9brkskG8g_H5IUNSFdpD12bIzjI/s1600/Angry.gif" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But, our very own Swedish ninja Alexander Mars got #84, which is cool. We are of course hoping he did well, and I did stalk down this pic of him in front of final stage:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXK10wmdmQWJMQGQJM135P8BK2wSNnL5D9iPxkzEZQV_4i2eN6FZaSu9zdxmVkzCyGvlrMhKRJDya0SzXb3Ni5pKlO8GC_yj3dZx4pQVco1uQI294icW1nbirL1XLWxaT2OF4c6qAo15l/s1600/alexander+mars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXK10wmdmQWJMQGQJM135P8BK2wSNnL5D9iPxkzEZQV_4i2eN6FZaSu9zdxmVkzCyGvlrMhKRJDya0SzXb3Ni5pKlO8GC_yj3dZx4pQVco1uQI294icW1nbirL1XLWxaT2OF4c6qAo15l/s400/alexander+mars.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://instagram.com/p/3BjdhOxOAT/">https://instagram.com/p/3BjdhOxOAT/</a><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strike style="text-decoration: line-through;">The only American we like</strike> Drew Drechsel also took a bunch of selfies, which is not something that can be said for any of the other ninjas. Excuse you!? I refuse to believe there wasn't a single selfiestick present, and I can only assume these are being kept from us for some devious reason. So not fetch.</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsVyAJUkXLCaWff8TInNIyluw7DdOl-k15-wUsXWHuI20L6-hM5iJy1BMzmXIF5ynNHjjDtoBn_aGrGHae96xB_URyhsBuTpyK_MfVBN5NiCYrwAF4ecj_WifV6WzR3_YmndAbjRuOF0C/s1600/gotta+represent.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsVyAJUkXLCaWff8TInNIyluw7DdOl-k15-wUsXWHuI20L6-hM5iJy1BMzmXIF5ynNHjjDtoBn_aGrGHae96xB_URyhsBuTpyK_MfVBN5NiCYrwAF4ecj_WifV6WzR3_YmndAbjRuOF0C/s320/gotta+represent.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://instagram.com/p/3CLm0JC1Pj/">https://instagram.com/p/3CLm0JC1Pj/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSb1ogIZE0I9UxxIMPFskr8plpHzYUOIgBx0IQO8JHeabw1Crk8mL6nCmOC3roAxVwoUxNFcg94SLvcRiLuTyt1W7MnLFlu53_70_N24zHv6JxLbAQKBUHBwgDn5yx8p69mYGiPVRFejv/s1600/i%2527m+coming+for+you.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSb1ogIZE0I9UxxIMPFskr8plpHzYUOIgBx0IQO8JHeabw1Crk8mL6nCmOC3roAxVwoUxNFcg94SLvcRiLuTyt1W7MnLFlu53_70_N24zHv6JxLbAQKBUHBwgDn5yx8p69mYGiPVRFejv/s320/i%2527m+coming+for+you.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://instagram.com/p/3CLWgAi1Ow/">https://instagram.com/p/3CLWgAi1Ow/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DsjgBGV0TXkVZL7_UBKKmpCb2t7RzelJJ-5l2J-uPwncWra1OlLrahtI2Qux1YF0Jrw3Blz4cC0hJ3TUpK0xhawyKTUmPeYTu-KKdEW5hcR8EEJBMRwDueI6czTGgHSimiCwRAH2Jf5F/s1600/nagano.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DsjgBGV0TXkVZL7_UBKKmpCb2t7RzelJJ-5l2J-uPwncWra1OlLrahtI2Qux1YF0Jrw3Blz4cC0hJ3TUpK0xhawyKTUmPeYTu-KKdEW5hcR8EEJBMRwDueI6czTGgHSimiCwRAH2Jf5F/s320/nagano.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://instagram.com/p/3DG0W1C1Ei/">https://instagram.com/p/3DG0W1C1Ei/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Since Drew is the only one delivering on the selfie front I'll cheer a little extra for him when I finally get to watch the competition.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqvRbEB8WfsDBB40aIS4reQ2WAh0Y0jpEk042-siuwgDNnW2IO_EIvFYWgjH5K-l31jXZOovp40MDkBnXRz-DBOZ4j5indeimoKPE9T3nEVAh3fjUXQM2ShDyBRAynENJ0ho0-JycQ0Li/s1600/has+a+sasuke+contestant.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqvRbEB8WfsDBB40aIS4reQ2WAh0Y0jpEk042-siuwgDNnW2IO_EIvFYWgjH5K-l31jXZOovp40MDkBnXRz-DBOZ4j5indeimoKPE9T3nEVAh3fjUXQM2ShDyBRAynENJ0ho0-JycQ0Li/s400/has+a+sasuke+contestant.png" width="223" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/hanaisensehi/status/602723569240379392">https://twitter.com/hanaisensehi/status/602723569240379392</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh, and Inui retweeted these two. I don't know who they are (except one is an atlethe?), but they look awesome and dare I dream about a girl clearing first stage again???</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here are some more official tweets from the competition:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aU6qhW71BIg6sNjLnpgZNx5S8YGrdytfi9ivTgRYhH107Qz7dPCyw57GSpcdEGP1vKROBpNN0AFMujDfrphOwCHmN3VaXFwKrxQIjYpvFmXGufEbcVm7xtsXYEiUFXVyNFc-Q4bTjBOq/s1600/midnight+2+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aU6qhW71BIg6sNjLnpgZNx5S8YGrdytfi9ivTgRYhH107Qz7dPCyw57GSpcdEGP1vKROBpNN0AFMujDfrphOwCHmN3VaXFwKrxQIjYpvFmXGufEbcVm7xtsXYEiUFXVyNFc-Q4bTjBOq/s400/midnight+2+pm.png" width="188" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602160815383285760">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602160815383285760</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The new start line! And apparently they were up until 2 pm... wait that's not right. I'm assuming it's actually 2 am. People were apparently happy, so good for them!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_8M_y1bHfJxlnUK5vlnVpflertF3VmUXieD3MYRDtAUtilu1TyDL0PGJ9YTo3KLhKOs_YunNgtKnO09Lx3jVpyuQs5diRLLfsGZoSxUCAH8E6UOeh2ObUucwxcIPRvyap8J8blr0Wbl/s1600/this+is+the+last+day.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_8M_y1bHfJxlnUK5vlnVpflertF3VmUXieD3MYRDtAUtilu1TyDL0PGJ9YTo3KLhKOs_YunNgtKnO09Lx3jVpyuQs5diRLLfsGZoSxUCAH8E6UOeh2ObUucwxcIPRvyap8J8blr0Wbl/s400/this+is+the+last+day.png" width="296" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602404114492837888">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602404114492837888</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For this we can conclude that they did first and second stage during the first day, and then had to wait until it was dark the second day to finish filming the last two stages.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ySpQYYB2lUQTkagAl2kmwc6zJu1pRGyo7ZnJtd-ZI7RzzBlKX9WC_38AjuY5L7GY-eh0aTwmKLaUypUpdYcAV224zgb4E_UX1oJ4NnWeF-yelm7_flAD9jDZdZN9CHybJ5ECHgE7265Z/s1600/and+I+finally.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ySpQYYB2lUQTkagAl2kmwc6zJu1pRGyo7ZnJtd-ZI7RzzBlKX9WC_38AjuY5L7GY-eh0aTwmKLaUypUpdYcAV224zgb4E_UX1oJ4NnWeF-yelm7_flAD9jDZdZN9CHybJ5ECHgE7265Z/s320/and+I+finally.png" width="267" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602408610820280320">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602408610820280320</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As far as I know Sasuke is usually filmed during one day, but here it's explained that it's been split into two days for safety reasons. I guess that isn't as hardcore, but it's not as third and final stage would EVER be easy, even with some rest beforehand...</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjgtwBkeajBOU8ZZznplqXX9lqcVYpVZMtCjzPe6Ks_tK4ivwAck2n6d2eZS64Zyjcibv1kCmGibIsFhkUuckLW95GEghkkp2YwEBhNCZjMVTlpOAgAvzp7bWMQxBiKqP_eoMGtn3SXnL/s1600/change+the+working+mode.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjgtwBkeajBOU8ZZznplqXX9lqcVYpVZMtCjzPe6Ks_tK4ivwAck2n6d2eZS64Zyjcibv1kCmGibIsFhkUuckLW95GEghkkp2YwEBhNCZjMVTlpOAgAvzp7bWMQxBiKqP_eoMGtn3SXnL/s400/change+the+working+mode.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/cocona201345/status/602434769016655872">https://twitter.com/cocona201345/status/602434769016655872</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
While everyone talked about the next day of filming, Shingo tweeted about his newly opened gym. Does this mean he wasn't there the second day, or is he just trying to throw us off???</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT5G58mYsHPN970qZHgyPt1rWQU-ZaVSiTI68O8OBedWCkJkUtiSQxHdQkDqOZTs82xxKDPZNT4hXaRb9VkNgIxeGY_e0R-DjJRn8XYU6hR0Qpyu3LBQuCjpXkbAEqKhLDR67u10Nqqdb/s1600/third+stage+that.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT5G58mYsHPN970qZHgyPt1rWQU-ZaVSiTI68O8OBedWCkJkUtiSQxHdQkDqOZTs82xxKDPZNT4hXaRb9VkNgIxeGY_e0R-DjJRn8XYU6hR0Qpyu3LBQuCjpXkbAEqKhLDR67u10Nqqdb/s400/third+stage+that.png" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602442549106647041">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602442549106647041</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
Third stage! At least we know someone got there. Actually ...</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMUYq3kLn9lfjFWvLyZ60-LtlB4ml3bVPWm59EQ0zol8wTICKtYmcjH0e4XCEYZujABeubLy2l1jHAGfDNvxvDynVrg2umIK8p7xaREpvJQghSqlOXZf178JPB7nrRTksppXgwOsTCIqF/s1600/person+to+challenge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMUYq3kLn9lfjFWvLyZ60-LtlB4ml3bVPWm59EQ0zol8wTICKtYmcjH0e4XCEYZujABeubLy2l1jHAGfDNvxvDynVrg2umIK8p7xaREpvJQghSqlOXZf178JPB7nrRTksppXgwOsTCIqF/s400/person+to+challenge.png" width="192" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602528383054950401">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/602528383054950401</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It seems confirmed that someone even reached final stage! I can't even begin to list the people I want there, but Asa and Ryo are high on the list (especially Asa. I will cry if he doesn't make it past the crazy cliffhanger this year) ... and let's be real, I would love for Alexander Mars to get there too, but fuck if I think he will. The Swedish Ninja Warrior course just isn't enough preparation for Sasuke.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLu_esQ5OdJLljZGWqJxg13kwlUFSf8D8m8I1JqdHXZ6ArzPKoJn0GhwPtLQwaAHNbPeA7K6wLYKyQjyNxS-EcnDG7z8X_2WPRIXcdkeNFTpXPGBmfN625OTVNsNVcYJGhy2wgIJGV3nl/s1600/sasuke2015+journal+ends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLu_esQ5OdJLljZGWqJxg13kwlUFSf8D8m8I1JqdHXZ6ArzPKoJn0GhwPtLQwaAHNbPeA7K6wLYKyQjyNxS-EcnDG7z8X_2WPRIXcdkeNFTpXPGBmfN625OTVNsNVcYJGhy2wgIJGV3nl/s400/sasuke2015+journal+ends.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602552757388648449">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/602552757388648449</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And then it was over! Out of nowhere. It seems to have gone well, and even if we don't know if someone will Kanzenseiha (no I don't think that's a verb, no I don't care) this year, we will get to see all four stages which is AWESOME.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Inui also tweeted about some of the new obstacles, but you'll have to wait for my post on those until tomorrow. There are rumors floating around saying Sasuke 31 will be broadcast on July 1st, but as far as I can tell that's not confirmed yet. We will keep you posted!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then ... sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-51766496487839734882015-05-17T12:37:00.001+02:002015-05-18T23:50:49.352+02:00It's so close we can taste itSasuke 31 starts taping in FIVE DAYS. That's in no time at all!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e1/c0/c9/e1c0c9d82d2bfb59bc558137e9ccf522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e1/c0/c9/e1c0c9d82d2bfb59bc558137e9ccf522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As if things weren't real enough, THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING THE STAGES NOW. Yesterday there was even a Nico Nico broadcast where they showed the assembly of Final Stage, but of course I totally missed out on that by sleeping through it. I thought the point of liking a Japanese show was that things would not air in the middle of the night??? Okay so it wasn't actually middle of the night, but who is awake at 6 am on a Saturday? Not me, that's for sure.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh, well, luckily there's a good recap of it over at <a href="http://ramblingrican.blogspot.se/2015/05/sasuke-related-updates-japan-trip.html">Rambling Rican's</a>, so I know what I missed, which wasn't much. Not many surprises there: I didn't expect Akiyama or Bunpei to show up, nor any of the other older competitors. I won't miss the Hedgehog or Long Jump too much either, and I'm glad that there's at least one Warped Wall! Now, if they could just bring back Half-Pipe Attack, aka the best First Stage obstacle ever, that would be awesome.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, we are not the only ones who are excited! I took to Twitter to see how our favourite competitors are preparing for the competion next week:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGgGmUv0evNMqqkdWeUpAHnSmjSwo1BCfZUYoX63eWyaiGEgXKfONFi6_Pg1rn3UByzb2CFGi34OqgpAG7GHiVysLxX_5iWzmmFVT3_mTVTCRIpQYWK50DUjhbIlMLqnAEUlWe-4ybg4I/s1600/pool+training.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGgGmUv0evNMqqkdWeUpAHnSmjSwo1BCfZUYoX63eWyaiGEgXKfONFi6_Pg1rn3UByzb2CFGi34OqgpAG7GHiVysLxX_5iWzmmFVT3_mTVTCRIpQYWK50DUjhbIlMLqnAEUlWe-4ybg4I/s400/pool+training.png" width="256" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/urushiharayuuji/status/599150097469820929">https://twitter.com/urushiharayuuji/status/599150097469820929</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Urushihara and a mysterious masked man took to the pool for some Backstream-training. Hmm, I wonder who THAT could be ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVbKj_Ftt568EScsp_6wz0cGKEw0Ew59sFHZMYQsqvwW5vBkXXPJeFnNQvgN8L49Cp-f63No8NZlsDIXWQduUFE1i6usDes1Qn10YJbBRNS821wMZ2qpmhAMVfJcfOWzar2nyQsi5osyZ/s1600/nicehoraay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVbKj_Ftt568EScsp_6wz0cGKEw0Ew59sFHZMYQsqvwW5vBkXXPJeFnNQvgN8L49Cp-f63No8NZlsDIXWQduUFE1i6usDes1Qn10YJbBRNS821wMZ2qpmhAMVfJcfOWzar2nyQsi5osyZ/s400/nicehoraay.png" width="383" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/urushiharayuuji/status/599212985693773824">https://twitter.com/urushiharayuuji/status/599212985693773824</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Nice, hooray! Yeah, I don't think anyone was surprised by that reveal. We all know this obstacle is their nemesis ...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iskSHNpgTuoeKXdFpm1el7Ivl7xIoUdrKf40aM3Zso2elmQ0OQ1M92CEeZFZx715y-SQGVYfMOHYZGawK60sTutp0Wsut9s2o0yldSxXXkyozL6-d_8Ieg3vUbUZOLdVE1GobH5so9aZ/s1600/Fake-swim1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iskSHNpgTuoeKXdFpm1el7Ivl7xIoUdrKf40aM3Zso2elmQ0OQ1M92CEeZFZx715y-SQGVYfMOHYZGawK60sTutp0Wsut9s2o0yldSxXXkyozL6-d_8Ieg3vUbUZOLdVE1GobH5so9aZ/s1600/Fake-swim1.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcZuEYYnjuBv1LKRXf86UvNhJH_p25vryuul8x1JPrAImA0J-dVnKaedjaCbbJJBiDpADmT7BLeYD4INiNE61WJS2r40n-PBH1z9UYaDdEZVGUGZkkvZMc3OZY4T3PhlE9JFVM_n7Wh34/s1600/Fake-swim3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcZuEYYnjuBv1LKRXf86UvNhJH_p25vryuul8x1JPrAImA0J-dVnKaedjaCbbJJBiDpADmT7BLeYD4INiNE61WJS2r40n-PBH1z9UYaDdEZVGUGZkkvZMc3OZY4T3PhlE9JFVM_n7Wh34/s1600/Fake-swim3.gif" /></a></div>
<br />
Sorry, but this was the greatest moment in television history and no one can tell me differently.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IqJyjlB77XZjhUHvoGxb3nhncI0UVgRljyY9ismp_Aw1lWDLUk134Xdk7kls5lyrLwCX-02KoeQjV2Bk8hJG0VIki_F5v8GyTrD-tSOTXEzo-06mp1RhWOZwfEZh6Ld-7PV4tmzGCDn3/s1600/progress.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IqJyjlB77XZjhUHvoGxb3nhncI0UVgRljyY9ismp_Aw1lWDLUk134Xdk7kls5lyrLwCX-02KoeQjV2Bk8hJG0VIki_F5v8GyTrD-tSOTXEzo-06mp1RhWOZwfEZh6Ld-7PV4tmzGCDn3/s640/progress.png" width="323" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/599383415670976512">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/599383415670976512</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The start of the final stage construction! It's weird, because I know I read somewhere that Final Stage construction doesn't start until they're sure people will actually compete in it, but I always thought that sounded like total bullshit and now I know it's not true. It is finished in just a day though!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLYxcMky2CnnPKo-4J2r260_iIssD9kvpmk-nQpmdeTSNB_vIfXRGxLbT0r4Nq986MwZmu97N8ScXY5Gk20olpEQiHWEJZdTkv5g-kxBUi_21Zi5OM4DjTvYf3e-LuP8Fg8Rxf7l9o9HE/s1600/steel+muscle+festival.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLYxcMky2CnnPKo-4J2r260_iIssD9kvpmk-nQpmdeTSNB_vIfXRGxLbT0r4Nq986MwZmu97N8ScXY5Gk20olpEQiHWEJZdTkv5g-kxBUi_21Zi5OM4DjTvYf3e-LuP8Fg8Rxf7l9o9HE/s400/steel+muscle+festival.png" width="313" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/599466549510975488">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/599466549510975488</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Words cannot describe how excited I am for the steel muscle festival!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3F6uPiE5xif0aGBwrmYENLOWvwBX3wkHBTgI0SvVqox-wFu2y8-ZE8g-GL0CoB1_qwI4DQyoB6N2geIsjUDGwvK9NOFZODAA4w0hXIO3H0Rpc3qKUWOUtTWxzMaxKiQUTPXlV2bt5E_W/s1600/mrsasuke!!!!.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3F6uPiE5xif0aGBwrmYENLOWvwBX3wkHBTgI0SvVqox-wFu2y8-ZE8g-GL0CoB1_qwI4DQyoB6N2geIsjUDGwvK9NOFZODAA4w0hXIO3H0Rpc3qKUWOUtTWxzMaxKiQUTPXlV2bt5E_W/s400/mrsasuke!!!!.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/37Mistr/status/599801980173684736">https://twitter.com/37Mistr/status/599801980173684736</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh, and more great news: MR SASUKE IS NOW ON TWITTER. I haven't told Chriss this yet, because I wanted to dramatically reveal it on the blog. He's not competing, but the black tigers are and seems to be ready! I hope they do well, they have been a bit disappointing in the last Sasukes. I'm also kinda glad Mr Sasuke is not competing, because that means he won't be cut like last year.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UkUHp5p8TzsUPgMySI1ab5Lo21pcVvmJq2h5vQDHR3oaMh080mYW5UPA0XfM2WhVOqTIsxSa0XMlUJPqxWCXOLqK9jKJaFrtP5QRYDiafyN8Axc8U_Yq0ZYfVB6yoZPt-WUrLNHuBdi4/s1600/urushihara.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UkUHp5p8TzsUPgMySI1ab5Lo21pcVvmJq2h5vQDHR3oaMh080mYW5UPA0XfM2WhVOqTIsxSa0XMlUJPqxWCXOLqK9jKJaFrtP5QRYDiafyN8Axc8U_Yq0ZYfVB6yoZPt-WUrLNHuBdi4/s400/urushihara.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/hiokimasashi/status/599595067536379904">https://twitter.com/hiokimasashi/status/599595067536379904</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Of course Urushihara is eating Shingo's wife's homemade cake, that guy tweets about food 90% of the time. I didn't screen print it but I'm pretty sure I also saw Kanno saying something about drinking beer for protein. The Sasuke diets are very interesting. Shingo himself seems to mostly be talking about the gym he's about to open and not preparing too much, but then again we all know that no amount of training is going to save him from Shingo'ing it up at some point...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT5iri5COVkYPX8LbsipY3SS0eAmdH2391MWiFsy6ydKchWHBLJDvKZUxCWY5Xutp9mVWGSa3gqR3LcShyuFVugErWnlx2R6LeS182SlQ5psWjoCcfKPTwBy1gxZfEFZviGTh5k5L53wU/s1600/yabu+burishi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT5iri5COVkYPX8LbsipY3SS0eAmdH2391MWiFsy6ydKchWHBLJDvKZUxCWY5Xutp9mVWGSa3gqR3LcShyuFVugErWnlx2R6LeS182SlQ5psWjoCcfKPTwBy1gxZfEFZviGTh5k5L53wU/s400/yabu+burishi.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/hitoshi_kanno/status/599729345742024704">https://twitter.com/hitoshi_kanno/status/599729345742024704</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I don't know what this means, but whatever. This is the amount of selfies we're already getting, and even though we won't know the results of Sasuke 31 for months I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE AMOUNT OF SELIFES THAT WILL BE TAKEN. I will be fucking pissed if no one brings their selfie stick to the competition to give us at least SOMETHING.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RkpTL0UynW4mkhe9CSB8uti25qvOEeOLy1AjLT2W0AKVuYKdWFlYcBFzTRgB2NclKFPmy2VMNx__h2X2uuZkR0CeEBQZJBhCil-6Q819D_Eu3cCaCNBDSITzPK1wnoPaAHL_Pn1m4JuJ/s1600/pray.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RkpTL0UynW4mkhe9CSB8uti25qvOEeOLy1AjLT2W0AKVuYKdWFlYcBFzTRgB2NclKFPmy2VMNx__h2X2uuZkR0CeEBQZJBhCil-6Q819D_Eu3cCaCNBDSITzPK1wnoPaAHL_Pn1m4JuJ/s400/pray.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/599816233177853952">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/599816233177853952</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Someone went to pray for a good Sasuke and safe competitors. Good idea, we do want to see spectacular fails and clears, but we don't want people to actually hurt themselves while they're at it. Except for <a href="http://white-eagle.tumblr.com/tagged/torisawa-katsuhide">Torisawa Katsuhide</a>, of course, but hurting himself is kinda his thing.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4_cvEUNSH4y7lp_-PW_h9gWXYv28U9cq2855Mmdz74doGOk5t-ulhmHxTsjO6uh-ahSH4TAnU9RaBnde0NLf4G6jeGys1rV9fm7HvpoNuHS5xeY26hwSyMa0AggB1xxzC_zlgVyoa-g_/s1600/finaladjustments.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4_cvEUNSH4y7lp_-PW_h9gWXYv28U9cq2855Mmdz74doGOk5t-ulhmHxTsjO6uh-ahSH4TAnU9RaBnde0NLf4G6jeGys1rV9fm7HvpoNuHS5xeY26hwSyMa0AggB1xxzC_zlgVyoa-g_/s400/finaladjustments.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/fujinosasuke/status/599854542235111424">https://twitter.com/fujinosasuke/status/599854542235111424</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The final adjustments! I'm not sure what the bathing is about, but Green Mountain of course means Midoiryama so I think we all know what they're preparing for. I think this is Kanno Hitoshi, Kishimoto Shinya (third stage in Sasuke 30), Kawaguchi Tomohiro (final stage in Sasuke 30) and Nagasaki Shunsuke (also third stage in Sasuke 30). Though why an earlier tweet from Nagasaki Shunsuke was in Chinese I don't know ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, that's it for now, but I'm sure we'll all just be more and more psyched for the next few days. I'm extremely jealous of anyone who gets to go see it being taped, but you know ... next year I'll win Ninja Warrior SE and then I'll be there, so it's okay. For now let's just wish <a href="http://ramblingrican.blogspot.se/">Rambling Rican</a> a nice trip, and hope that Alexander Mars does GREAT in the competition as well. We're rooting for you, Alexander!! We're all rooting for you!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But until we know more ... Sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-26736076558174629852015-05-10T09:57:00.003+02:002015-05-10T09:57:57.959+02:00Our apologies<div style="text-align: justify;">
We do apologize for the lack of updates during the past weeks. Ninja Warrior UK didn't really appeal to us, and we haven't heard much about Sasuke Vietnam (except it finished taping and will air in October?). Sasuke 31 will be shooting in a few weeks and we obviously can't wait for that, and then there's American Ninja Warrior 7, which I'll definitely force Chriss to watch despite how we feel about it...</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And I hear UK is moving on to stage 2/semis next week, which definitely will be worth giving a chance. Yeah, there are plenty of things on the Sasuke horizon.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then: sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-67410897701717386242015-05-07T18:24:00.000+02:002015-05-07T18:24:46.753+02:00Audition! :D<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hej, remember <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-audition.html?m=1">that awesome audition video</a> I made for Ninja Warrior Sweden? Well, it must've impressed more people than just us hipsters, because I'm set to audition for the new season!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I first heard back from them a couple of weeks ago and was asked to submit a lot more information about myself, how much I work out and why I wanna do this (so I can go to Japan and compete in Sasuke, duuh) and while it did say "you'll be asked to go to an audition in a few weeks" I didn't dare assume I would get one... why get my hopes up, you know?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But today it was confirmed I'll be auditioning during the first week of June! I don't know where, when or how it'll happen, but I least I know that it will and that's good enough for me.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's been a terrible week, so these were the kind of news I really needed. Now remember to send good thoughts out into the universe and hope I get to go on the show!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-14449568788855370432015-04-17T21:23:00.000+02:002015-04-17T21:27:54.124+02:00Ninja Warrior UK: ep 1 review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I can't call this a recap, because ... it won't be one. It's more like a review. We'll give you every single detail of Ninja Warrior SE that you could ask for, but with the UK version we're just here to give our useful and of course sought-after comments. Actually, no, this will just be me comparing it the Swedish version. ENJOY.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This won't be a long review because I am exhausted. I was exhausted before I started watching, but the show did not help. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON!? With 250 competitors over 5 episodes (I think - one heat is one episode, right?) I realize they have a lot to go through, but man, it never slowed down. We almost didn't get any backstory on the competitors, and the commentators were speaking so fast I missed most of what they were saying. But, um, it seemed to be fart jokes and similar stuff so maybe I didn't miss much?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Chriss refused to write this post because she said she'd be too negative (apparently she's in a bad mood ... on a Friday night!?), but really, it's not bad. I really like the course. It's creative, and the obstacles are harder than in NWSE, meaning we don't get to see more than half of the competitors clear the qualifying round. We saw 8 clears in this episode (or maybe it was only 7?), and 2 who'll make it to the semis by going the farthest, which gives us 50 people in the semis ... well, that's a lot more than in Sasuke, but it's 66 like in NWSE. Though in that one everyone had to clear the qualifying stage, so ... they both have their problems, I suppose.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And yeah, after being a bit too hard on the Swedish commentators I think we take it all back. Here are some quotes from one of the hosts, Ben Shephard:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">
"The stuff that's different is Kammy, me and Rochelle, and I suppose the tone of our show will be slightly different because it's a bit more British, so I think we can have a little bit more fun at the contestants' expense."</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">
"The Japanese show is very straightforward. It's very simple – it's scaffolding, there's no frills, the water that they fall in looks filthy, it's done outside, it's done in the rain, it's very cold. Ours is a lot more Saturday night... The Japanese one, it's about the test. Ours is a lot more about the entertainment of the show and the humour. The others are all done outside as well - this is the first one that's been done inside."</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">
- <a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a641084/ninja-warrior-uk-is-here-can-it-possibly-be-as-tough-as-japan-and-us.html#~pa954IzdZzkLeX">http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a641084/ninja-warrior-uk-is-here-can-it-possibly-be-as-tough-as-japan-and-us.html#~pa954IzdZzkLeX</a></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
At first, reading these, I was like "the fuck are you on about? Sasuke is fun, that's kinda the appeal" (also: Sasuke one was held inside. It wasn't epic enough). The first stage is always a mix between hilarious failures and awesome wins ... but now that I've seen it, I see what he's going for. They want it to be fun. The commentators are supposed to make "funny" comments on the competotiors. We are supposed to be laughing a lot, while cheering. That's what they were going for ...'</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
...but even so, I don't like it. Despite our (mostly valid) complaints about Adam and Mårten, they tend to focus more on the fitness level of the competitors, while, sure, making a few jokes, but Mårten is there because he is a personal trainer, not because he is a comedian. I have no idea if the UK hosts are actual comedians or whatever, but that's at least what they are going for.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I'll watch the rest of the show. I am interested in seeing more obstacles, because there were some I hadn't seen before (and I will refer to some of them as the Dancing Penises because I am not mature person and will go there), and I really wanna see how Katie (the only girl to make it through during this first episode) does in the coming episodes.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
She was also the only parkour person. Although they referred to it as free-running, which I guess means parkour in the UK. Anyway, Ninja Warrior UK has gotten us beat on that part: the lack of parkour dudes taking on the course was very much refreshing. Keep that up, Ninja Warrior UK, and we might just make a show out of you. ;)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until then - sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-35769714012756519432015-04-11T17:07:00.000+02:002015-04-11T22:52:41.023+02:00Sasuke 31: Tokyo audition<div style="text-align: justify;">
With absolutely no warning or heads-up at all, the Tokyo audition took place this morning. Well, it was morning for me, at least, I think maybe midday in Tokyo. Anyway, they could have given us a hint or something, and not just flung this at me first thing I see when I wake up. This is the kind of thing my fangirl heart can't handle.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, this means it's time for another round of what-the-fuck-is-Bing-translate-trying-to-tell-me, our favourite game!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkc5Htarwnd6WY6oMv7p3KLOGauS68J0XHcpPg2vr9h-A87DVoeaj632SNRZvlFlhxvcDOf_dIX6JOvKXK0TyzlG4SsTCyaROBj_FT4mlTzzh_yP0kO4wPg73zuElxTjjCJdvAPONrGUC/s1600/today+yes+good+auditions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkc5Htarwnd6WY6oMv7p3KLOGauS68J0XHcpPg2vr9h-A87DVoeaj632SNRZvlFlhxvcDOf_dIX6JOvKXK0TyzlG4SsTCyaROBj_FT4mlTzzh_yP0kO4wPg73zuElxTjjCJdvAPONrGUC/s1600/today+yes+good+auditions.png" height="368" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586692612163108864">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586692612163108864</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, so good auditions in Tokyo, I get that. And "Done within SASUKE Holy Green Mountain Studio", sounds like it's actually happening at the Midoriyama Studio, aka where they are shooting Sasuke. Midoriyama means Green Mountain, which I'm sure you all know and I'm also sure you're all laughing at the Americans for calling Final Stage Mt. Midoriyama. RIGHT? (Shout-out to Sweden for at least dropping the unnecessary "mount"-prefix)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, muscles gathered in Osaka? Sounds ... nice.</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU3Yat29lUFB_2HgJG03ZIksKlONqM7b376Jg1Bi7GBKoERUJ_CSJwPXQ_beZmSaPob5qB6Pq1FYr5RdeGR_YIdVoeOEsomKiP3NBVxR_iw0zTJSxsN_PTOsgHH2lWu71NfJnoOwCmpli/s1600/here+today's%2Baudition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU3Yat29lUFB_2HgJG03ZIksKlONqM7b376Jg1Bi7GBKoERUJ_CSJwPXQ_beZmSaPob5qB6Pq1FYr5RdeGR_YIdVoeOEsomKiP3NBVxR_iw0zTJSxsN_PTOsgHH2lWu71NfJnoOwCmpli/s1600/here+today's%2Baudition.png" height="640" width="411" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586693048437837824">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586693048437837824</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Wait, A COHERENT TWEET? I thought that was just a myth! Anyway, the set-up with the yellow placeholders look the same as they did in Osaka, so that's nothing new.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvwffgNt08tDpzCLlgIZSTsOUoyA11MquBtLIB43xqjDZCKWmnB7it0zjIuf3Yv-UpidNTRAF1j5l3V4qFkxcZs1Hq6g7eDCDCeCS8jFGcP89Ai_3JZNhPEFCVq9zDteKZwTtTCbfVhKn/s1600/sasuke2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvwffgNt08tDpzCLlgIZSTsOUoyA11MquBtLIB43xqjDZCKWmnB7it0zjIuf3Yv-UpidNTRAF1j5l3V4qFkxcZs1Hq6g7eDCDCeCS8jFGcP89Ai_3JZNhPEFCVq9zDteKZwTtTCbfVhKn/s1600/sasuke2015.png" height="161" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586696552422342656">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586696552422342656</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, what? Come on, Bing, that's not even a sentence! Running it through Google Translate gives "SASUKE2015 Tokyo audition Or wonder there are any Muscles" which is only slightly more coherent. It was followed by this exchange between Inui Masato and Yamamoto Shingo which had me laughing by the end of it:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4CTskg1jc2vRC5smMWKAeb5_pgL60AJfhN2mnXdPTGVbSZFs_CZBd1Hrz6zzHW21l749fQmiIsKJSh7QIOtkDgrnnsjXIgpj2Tt4YQQ8RlAO8XcB6N8dnLvuI_H8DGkwjvt81POhXpwO/s1600/i+wanted+to+go+cheer+on+friends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4CTskg1jc2vRC5smMWKAeb5_pgL60AJfhN2mnXdPTGVbSZFs_CZBd1Hrz6zzHW21l749fQmiIsKJSh7QIOtkDgrnnsjXIgpj2Tt4YQQ8RlAO8XcB6N8dnLvuI_H8DGkwjvt81POhXpwO/s1600/i+wanted+to+go+cheer+on+friends.png" height="320" width="319" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586696552422342656" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586696552422342656</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
...not because it's actually funny, but because I was like ???? and then "sounds reasonable to me" appears and I'm like no it doesn't. Google says "you anyway blame variety preparation" but that doesn't make any more sense. All we can say for certain is they talked about something and apparently it made sense to Shingo. Good for him!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYS-RwkT4Vdi67qQLX99H3xlo5jizefil3gGfl_FeqaGXRJxw8Ra6aHcjUxV68R3xDXLi89FbsKeelonyCnLo-6Z6zL9Oep3h1ouM6iUM7FlQQz41oothlmfJjsDpJ1lMIYhj29c0HLOv/s1600/wow+hot+air+push-ups!.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYS-RwkT4Vdi67qQLX99H3xlo5jizefil3gGfl_FeqaGXRJxw8Ra6aHcjUxV68R3xDXLi89FbsKeelonyCnLo-6Z6zL9Oep3h1ouM6iUM7FlQQz41oothlmfJjsDpJ1lMIYhj29c0HLOv/s1600/wow+hot+air+push-ups!.png" height="640" width="436" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586733402738442240">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586733402738442240</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Wow hot air push-ups! I've never heard of one of those before, but oh well. Are the guys sitting down waiting their turn or did they simply give up? I have no idea.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9kUbj1SEAjiQzLuuCyiD9ptnKclWCy6lcEHe4fJSGeTK94NSNcNJc_ymov2mFirUMFolIbu2jgOMGRlYGGO2GqpGfoRA3GIg6YTIKZC4Wwf3-rzIyCzSGu6LVzK7zhlo_2tyZEp3exGd/s1600/this+flyer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9kUbj1SEAjiQzLuuCyiD9ptnKclWCy6lcEHe4fJSGeTK94NSNcNJc_ymov2mFirUMFolIbu2jgOMGRlYGGO2GqpGfoRA3GIg6YTIKZC4Wwf3-rzIyCzSGu6LVzK7zhlo_2tyZEp3exGd/s1600/this+flyer.png" height="640" width="377" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586742658908815360">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/586742658908815360</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Then Inui tweeted this artwork, which I'd like to name "A public reminder that you can't buy this DVD outside of Japan and will never get to enjoy it". It's a sad artwork. And, I can't help but think that this is a very random assortment of people to feature??? Maybe that's just me ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUJcMvKDradW1jZ7-11LFKd46m_EeNrXuHTJM63TXdqptj5-OSpTwT81asSHUSiNqZnkYtNhjK_LSE-XUvdYTCx2UYRD61zDdgPAZh5tkhWRxTz4JmrPoLnGO6kE8LcTuxLmIXSSS3G3S/s1600/hot+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUJcMvKDradW1jZ7-11LFKd46m_EeNrXuHTJM63TXdqptj5-OSpTwT81asSHUSiNqZnkYtNhjK_LSE-XUvdYTCx2UYRD61zDdgPAZh5tkhWRxTz4JmrPoLnGO6kE8LcTuxLmIXSSS3G3S/s1600/hot+1.png" height="156" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586770767737532417">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586770767737532417</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
YES I DEFINITELY WANT SOME HOT SASUKE LOVE FROM THE MUSCLE OF 79 PEOPLE. Like, I'm so here for that all day every day.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
(Google translates this to exactly the same thing, so yeah, this is probably what it means. Does it mean 79 people made it to the second interviews? I don't care, I want the hot Sasuke love)</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFwqrqIxOXHgmeXAO6ftar_4otIRSWIRCw8r8PihhP8FLKKDl02nB0xIVhaJBWCyO7HHhiiS36KJl6LhwLJxoHiygGtmNZJm-uxFydXxLeL-mk0wSvXVvpxr9PmKj-uohRx37rWILppXr/s1600/sasuke+31+times+over.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFwqrqIxOXHgmeXAO6ftar_4otIRSWIRCw8r8PihhP8FLKKDl02nB0xIVhaJBWCyO7HHhiiS36KJl6LhwLJxoHiygGtmNZJm-uxFydXxLeL-mk0wSvXVvpxr9PmKj-uohRx37rWILppXr/s1600/sasuke+31+times+over.png" height="206" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586880039041413120">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/586880039041413120</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Thanks for sticking around-blah blah. Based on the time of the tweets it seems the Tokyo auditions took a lot longer than the Osaka ones?</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMp6TZMEF3pbydlevh8x9ryI01Z5i5lc_tHF2Y5A9Li_aB04VaQ4h-yi4nL2H4qG34kY_t7Ef1S-lu54Dl5AnJVcg0lvOPWIV144FCEb6Wv3pMDWCUOroyASk3IZGD_ooeWxafzuySuDW/s1600/later+1900s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMp6TZMEF3pbydlevh8x9ryI01Z5i5lc_tHF2Y5A9Li_aB04VaQ4h-yi4nL2H4qG34kY_t7Ef1S-lu54Dl5AnJVcg0lvOPWIV144FCEb6Wv3pMDWCUOroyASk3IZGD_ooeWxafzuySuDW/s1600/later+1900s.png" height="400" width="373" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/bitansanyuka/status/586881535300673537">https://twitter.com/bitansanyuka/status/586881535300673537</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Lastly, this tweet with a video from someone who I thiiiink just works with Sasuke somehow? That's what I'm getting from her profile. I think the tweet is telling us that the video is a 6 x original speed ... or people in Japan get freaking weird when they do push-ups. Here it is:</div>
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en">
あとで公式にもあげよーっと。
私の渾身の動画!6倍速!!
今からTBSに帰ります☆今日はSASUKEの東京オーディションにお越しくださり、ありがとうございました! <a href="http://t.co/pRpj3DH5Qn">pic.twitter.com/pRpj3DH5Qn</a><br />
— ★ぽんゆか★ (@bitansanyuka) <a href="https://twitter.com/bitansanyuka/status/586881535300673537">April 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Aaaand that's what you missed on Twitter this morning! I have no idea what more auditions might happen, but I'll be here and Bing translate will be here, to recap it for you.</div>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-86823084948781931162015-04-08T14:02:00.000+02:002015-04-08T14:02:57.790+02:00Sasuke all over the worldYes Ell, there really are a lot of things on the Ninja Warrior horizon!<br />
<br />
Sadly, Ninja Warrior Sweden finished a few weeks ago, but luckily, UK got their own version! It'll be airing this Saturday, the 11th of April. Apparently, there is a preview up at their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NinjaWarriorUK" target="_blank">Facebook site</a>, but we can't watch it since we're not in the UK?? This makes us very sad. :(<br />
<br />
Also, Ninja warrior Vietnam is happening! It'll be taping April 26 - May 6, 2015 (according to this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paUu2GvbXy8" target="_blank">video announcement</a> that I found thanks to <a href="http://ramblingrican.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Rambling Rican</a>, thanks!), but no idea when it'll air.<br />
<br />
Buuuuuuut, their course looks AMAZING:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJSBvWRBHjEO7M1oWqMBc0Jn_PKafWJLp9bWTd_E9IXaDGOgnys7c82iAjkNTJ0D3ZhQy_7Gh38deDLi4KixxBQANnlXQsmTAHHlETKcUPKfeYWyW59UO66mSjpkP2pmmgBaTsS7ia_mx/s640/Sasuke.vn-Sankhau-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJSBvWRBHjEO7M1oWqMBc0Jn_PKafWJLp9bWTd_E9IXaDGOgnys7c82iAjkNTJ0D3ZhQy_7Gh38deDLi4KixxBQANnlXQsmTAHHlETKcUPKfeYWyW59UO66mSjpkP2pmmgBaTsS7ia_mx/s640/Sasuke.vn-Sankhau-1.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sasuke Vietnam first stage! <a href="http://www.sasuke.vn/2015/03/san-khau-au-truong-sasuke-viet-nam.html" target="_blank">©SasukeVN</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
You can read more about the course and different stages over at <a href="http://ramblingrican.blogspot.se/2015/04/sasuke-related-news-vietnam-sasuke-31.html" target="_blank">Rambling Rican</a>.<br />
<br />
And, of course, American Ninja Warrior returns 26th of May, and us hipsters are thinking about watching it ... Here is a nice little preview:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7ats8cGeyPA/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ats8cGeyPA?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
Of course, we want Sasuke to be ALL over the world (hmmm, maybe that's something I should fix once I'm ruler of the universe ... what do you think, Ell?), but we're just happy that other people get to participate and experience the Sasuke love!<br />
<br />
Sayonara, ninja lovers!Chrisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443280428104681710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-81842182297853155862015-04-06T13:09:00.001+02:002015-04-06T13:31:20.663+02:00Sasuke 31 Osaka audition<div style="text-align: justify;">
Soooo, the Osaka auditions for Sasuke 31 happened on Saturday, making it an actual reality that's going to happen. I can only sum up our feelings on this tumblr style, if you'll allow me:</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i.imgur.com/N53RaPp.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/N53RaPp.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i.imgur.com/XFeLwWU.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/XFeLwWU.gif" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, if you - for some bizarre reason - don't obsessively stalk Sasuke people on Twitter to get the latest (badly translated) news, then I am here to keep you updated.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We got some tweets from the official <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs">Sasuke_tbs</a> account, WITH PICS. OMG. Have a look at this:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkMsHYRPNFs8qkt9v7xgBuuwjiGGk_FpRIeY7rz73OSQEow8-5Tu4l24E_BZ0uo-TKH0qmGqH2E6cWA4tPKsX2DUhexqpglDlJcm4FWvNxAYWgjpM0GDPSlFNdcOntyAkMBCBYTjk5oTV/s1600/audition+hall+arrival.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkMsHYRPNFs8qkt9v7xgBuuwjiGGk_FpRIeY7rz73OSQEow8-5Tu4l24E_BZ0uo-TKH0qmGqH2E6cWA4tPKsX2DUhexqpglDlJcm4FWvNxAYWgjpM0GDPSlFNdcOntyAkMBCBYTjk5oTV/s1600/audition+hall+arrival.png" height="400" width="370" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584147045327347712">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584147045327347712</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I really need to learn Japanese. I mean, this translation was at least coherent, but from the pics I kinda could've guessed what was going on anyway ...</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ap3ZB4HTERDu0rjnd0NdeuVfx9mWtqL9rVETO0qLyrHvKyUtFHyNC8fAfzAymPNL3LpSBTE2Y-pcZqSwu6_ICOjLKeeue7qCQiOhTKoyMV3CTI84aDcobSvIXwm0tirLLZsgmyL-jo4/s1600/muscler+their+audition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ap3ZB4HTERDu0rjnd0NdeuVfx9mWtqL9rVETO0qLyrHvKyUtFHyNC8fAfzAymPNL3LpSBTE2Y-pcZqSwu6_ICOjLKeeue7qCQiOhTKoyMV3CTI84aDcobSvIXwm0tirLLZsgmyL-jo4/s1600/muscler+their+audition.png" height="640" width="393" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584160907351101440">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584160907351101440</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
...you know what, Bing? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you just gave me the wrong translation. But you're not entirely wrong, because I guess we CAN see the muscle in the audition room.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKINbe0BRmVM9fNkd7FFcyw7mLH_wP7AS-vPFqRNfqZnKBQX_1_tJmirktBrCHYd8iWTz0zEF_k1US6TMIx1bTKvrm6AXSMcBwAe_4SQYAGpBvfEQfV7_maVJ8cqtUBNDntIesP23Tzt1/s1600/soon+audition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKINbe0BRmVM9fNkd7FFcyw7mLH_wP7AS-vPFqRNfqZnKBQX_1_tJmirktBrCHYd8iWTz0zEF_k1US6TMIx1bTKvrm6AXSMcBwAe_4SQYAGpBvfEQfV7_maVJ8cqtUBNDntIesP23Tzt1/s1600/soon+audition.png" height="640" width="403" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584174898718773248">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584174898718773248</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
If anyone who speaks Japanese reads this and can inform me what that tilted smiley face letter means, I'll be eternally grateful. And if someone wants to work fulltime as the Sasuke Hipster translator, we could probably pay you in gifs or something.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBt1yezg6Rs5D0Mjbq9X2tmG94iW4l5HbkbYN60ZPIBtzrO8_vGGDITyCp7TEs5A8tNcWXcwBkmCnt2JBL-6aUoZU_bT7VqOpFkh2SXypdv5zEPXcgO8qsitcRF84bM_H4YxWKXxVh8zh/s1600/i'm%2Bsuch%2Ba%2Bfeeling.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBt1yezg6Rs5D0Mjbq9X2tmG94iW4l5HbkbYN60ZPIBtzrO8_vGGDITyCp7TEs5A8tNcWXcwBkmCnt2JBL-6aUoZU_bT7VqOpFkh2SXypdv5zEPXcgO8qsitcRF84bM_H4YxWKXxVh8zh/s1600/i'm%2Bsuch%2Ba%2Bfeeling.png" height="400" width="315" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584198892503207936">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584198892503207936</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I, too, AM SUCH A FEELING AFTER SEEING THIS. I don't know what you do with those yellow bars, but after seeing this tweet from Inui Masato (the director of Sasuke) with a video, I'm gonna guess that you do push-ups while, um, staring at them. Oki, I guess they're place markers or something:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeNcEuig3JfZjvYdPBjDWO253VBHUbhnEf5IXWmhYOMl-Md7Kv2TJe3IblvNpIadszbheRtGByMZoOOOl7__hfEy9wm2PT8PSzbo3I6pIvtRcz8SvAcCX2MJ67vHMrXh1BJ8JyAk-Ws_e/s1600/mr+sasuke+audition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeNcEuig3JfZjvYdPBjDWO253VBHUbhnEf5IXWmhYOMl-Md7Kv2TJe3IblvNpIadszbheRtGByMZoOOOl7__hfEy9wm2PT8PSzbo3I6pIvtRcz8SvAcCX2MJ67vHMrXh1BJ8JyAk-Ws_e/s1600/mr+sasuke+audition.png" height="640" width="384" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584212803101143040">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584212803101143040</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en">
<div style="text-align: center;">
SASUKE31回大会 大阪オーディション
山田勝己の腕立てふせ なう <a href="http://t.co/uU965UjYhs">pic.twitter.com/uU965UjYhs</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
— 乾 雅人 (@inuimasato) <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584212803101143040">April 4, 2015</a></div>
</blockquote>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hopefully you'll see the video when I post this, otherwise you can watch it at the source tweet. And YES, that means Mr Sasuke was there!! We're happy, because the last thing we heard was that he was banned from Sasuke forever, and that would've been sad. According to my sources (aka what I've read at the <a href="http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/">Sasukemaniac forum</a>, I don't have any sources ... yet) he wasn't there to audition for himself though (even though Bing translate certainly makes it sound that way), just cheering on his Black Tigers team-thingy. But that's nice of him!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg987mD0XvnQ1ELsSOjaca6Ax4JtzV4ZSSmJZ7d1USF-m6hxSSthj8nIV0NXC7HkOOgnKZvM9dvnhI3KsJAYqecqmzQABE4N4loIZZ3PBwgNZFiMU0W_DMn44rEA14Ij0Q8C62kFrgMXHCE/s1600/he+led+the+members.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg987mD0XvnQ1ELsSOjaca6Ax4JtzV4ZSSmJZ7d1USF-m6hxSSthj8nIV0NXC7HkOOgnKZvM9dvnhI3KsJAYqecqmzQABE4N4loIZZ3PBwgNZFiMU0W_DMn44rEA14Ij0Q8C62kFrgMXHCE/s1600/he+led+the+members.png" height="400" width="341" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584213481877970944">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584213481877970944</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, yeah, this tweet from two minuets later definitely makes it sound more like he was just there for moral support, and did some push-ups just for fun. You know, AS YOU DO.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRINVHk6D8p0fAqItp6K6vizkk74SizCcpwsF0DV0S1HIoIW0g8I0QXvCbZSTHF915fHQ_YhSw1g9UOvmB2JO3Ybt0Yj4AsFtEJ2ThkANS3nrBvS9ISOwTwPoGOYusL2A0HY8D9aivDTU/s1600/those+who+passed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRINVHk6D8p0fAqItp6K6vizkk74SizCcpwsF0DV0S1HIoIW0g8I0QXvCbZSTHF915fHQ_YhSw1g9UOvmB2JO3Ybt0Yj4AsFtEJ2ThkANS3nrBvS9ISOwTwPoGOYusL2A0HY8D9aivDTU/s1600/those+who+passed.png" height="400" width="290" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584233943647420416">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584233943647420416</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We don't know who were lucky enough to be interviewed in those chairs, but let's hope they did well.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0LzZAPo0Lf5wn5bj-JjF5PdjESDBiltCGhy_u-ZZy7VecyeHkrajI_UouUkDN4XnWRbNL1euUkVfUkJ-D_rK4PBMJ-wza_6etURwWoU6noyrOody6cT-W9wyhvbDp3P8oc2u2Wp2zhgC/s1600/osaka+audition+ends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0LzZAPo0Lf5wn5bj-JjF5PdjESDBiltCGhy_u-ZZy7VecyeHkrajI_UouUkDN4XnWRbNL1euUkVfUkJ-D_rK4PBMJ-wza_6etURwWoU6noyrOody6cT-W9wyhvbDp3P8oc2u2Wp2zhgC/s1600/osaka+audition+ends.png" height="316" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584286498091966464">https://twitter.com/sasuke_tbs/status/584286498091966464</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Three hours (!?) later it was over. Don't worry though, we saw some other things worth noting that was posted by <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato">Inui</a> afterwards:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lscD1dszfx2kHTci-oRTpmc0S9fmyoKGNwJS2aVP6QTwaX4muRimYYPDHCL6MBIEeqSreaOc6_Svjr_12G3V7YlNZethZwAMifMfKziFUhyphenhyphenCrT1mvivJAKCPNBevi6TL_OFF1X-CzqxJ/s1600/from+morning+of+makoto.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lscD1dszfx2kHTci-oRTpmc0S9fmyoKGNwJS2aVP6QTwaX4muRimYYPDHCL6MBIEeqSreaOc6_Svjr_12G3V7YlNZethZwAMifMfKziFUhyphenhyphenCrT1mvivJAKCPNBevi6TL_OFF1X-CzqxJ/s1600/from+morning+of+makoto.png" height="400" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584321325394632704">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584321325394632704</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
ASA!! Asa isn't on Twitter, and he doesn't seem to hang out much with those who are, so it was nice to see him. Also because I had personally become a bit worried he might've gone all domestic and decided to spend time with his girlfriend instead of doing Sasuke, but, eh, that might just be me being paranoid ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodWPy1vzBiDMopbBb3ZQw7OnkHnVUUEOZBVvi8YdLnDeuW9qa3fDiqG2AMvuBAj5JnlLa0bpANTqVRjYyeqgTuqWPFmHzPS7JQABTUeMo-VqTHKftrha24uR-V8z45ErBRO8KxXIJOOux/s1600/kanno_inui.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodWPy1vzBiDMopbBb3ZQw7OnkHnVUUEOZBVvi8YdLnDeuW9qa3fDiqG2AMvuBAj5JnlLa0bpANTqVRjYyeqgTuqWPFmHzPS7JQABTUeMo-VqTHKftrha24uR-V8z45ErBRO8KxXIJOOux/s1600/kanno_inui.png" height="400" width="290" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <span style="color: #0000ee; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; text-decoration: underline;">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584321325394632704</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This was followed by a long discussion with Kanno that I didn't understand at all, because as I said BING TRANSLATE LEAVES A LOT TO WISH FOR. Google Translate is slightly better, but I mean, I don't have time to run every single tweet through that, I have a life, you know (lol no I don't).</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsbaD28oTu3WzQUz4GSsOp9LC3ImBqeQ0PQ10G2iHT_rxjkQqUO9dyoU3W1VilnWLIGfwW__SIgtxjX407rFqT8XACh_DeEjsQvMk6AlS7_cnAmDpYz3WkFBF99u87heXCYSIuqTqtIfQ/s1600/to+the+muscle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsbaD28oTu3WzQUz4GSsOp9LC3ImBqeQ0PQ10G2iHT_rxjkQqUO9dyoU3W1VilnWLIGfwW__SIgtxjX407rFqT8XACh_DeEjsQvMk6AlS7_cnAmDpYz3WkFBF99u87heXCYSIuqTqtIfQ/s1600/to+the+muscle.png" height="377" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584336723854757888">https://twitter.com/inuimasato/status/584336723854757888</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This was followed by another tweet that is impossible to stand, but I like to think that "to the muscle" partis Inui personally addressing Kanno in this tweet. Probably not.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
LUCKILY, there are more competent people than me around, and thanks to lostinube on the Sasukemaniacs board I now know that he is talking about the changes to the stages in Sasuke 31:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v5wSIRyZ2Gp-eYWLSxjpQC8I5VEY5JDSR5KHYZjO3BJepmYvd1xKtd3St5K3x6iX0rlebDSZOgyC9FCGpzTGKESFc-GiK80tYEKa6aG5os-Eju86a1HP3pmY__TUc_S4rrLRx0b1Wowr/s1600/ube_translation.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v5wSIRyZ2Gp-eYWLSxjpQC8I5VEY5JDSR5KHYZjO3BJepmYvd1xKtd3St5K3x6iX0rlebDSZOgyC9FCGpzTGKESFc-GiK80tYEKa6aG5os-Eju86a1HP3pmY__TUc_S4rrLRx0b1Wowr/s1600/ube_translation.png" height="282" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/post/130996">http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/post/130996</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Makes sense! And that also means that they did NOT select my <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/new-obstacle-ideas.html">Motherfucking Cliffhanger</a> as one of the winners for the obstacle competition. So upsetting. :( I knew I should've submitted the Ring of Fire instead ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I guess we'll have to wait to know exactly what these changes are going to be, buuuut apparently <a href="http://ramblingrican.blogspot.com/">people with better conncetions than me</a> know for sure that the Swap Salmon Ladder is gone, but that the Backstream is staying:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWi3Lp_hq0aK_JUtr-qN20B52m9EYpla_D17Bd13yd-J6wwLfTJTo1PV3IHlVD_uwVu0IC2eM43zIY96qGApiF_hkF-WA-5SnwnROysYiIAmNYr_0O0eD7HoksOSQq42VBgRT9hzB9GNz/s1600/arsenette.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWi3Lp_hq0aK_JUtr-qN20B52m9EYpla_D17Bd13yd-J6wwLfTJTo1PV3IHlVD_uwVu0IC2eM43zIY96qGApiF_hkF-WA-5SnwnROysYiIAmNYr_0O0eD7HoksOSQq42VBgRT9hzB9GNz/s1600/arsenette.png" height="140" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/post/131022">http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/post/131022</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Mmm, good. I mean, because the backstream is such a great measure of athletic abilities that truly captures the spirit of Sasuke and not at all because I like seeing everyone getting out of it all ... wet ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Um, yeah, right. There are more auditions to come, and you can expect me to cover them as well. But, in the meantime, there are of course a lot of other things on the Ninja Warrior horizon ...</div>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-33137349358008383842015-04-03T12:37:00.003+02:002015-04-04T17:04:11.832+02:00Ninja Warrior SE season one master post<div style="text-align: justify;">
Because I have no life, I'm compiling a post of literally everything you need to know about the first season of Ninja Warrior SE (also because I have other more important things to do, so what better procrastination is there than Sasuke-related stuff?).</div>
<br />
<b><u>Qualifying Round</u></b><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The qualifying round saw 125 competitors take on the first stage and was aired as four episodes.</div>
<br />
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/ninja-warrior-sverige-stage-one.html">Course and obstacle description</a><br />
<br />
Total obstacle clears and fails during<b> the qualifying round</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCevT4gcfGsI4GfKi1vKL1tmxK1GyZontveZXqYFVtowZJZeX-gNVmB2Y20P3fJGuMeLf_1nZFCIQO5-XTDx-DnKAX_CljhCWR31b3kxVi4Lu2vr8BDHBhpRW4RVY54bVX6MGHsTXea3iu/s1600/Total_season1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCevT4gcfGsI4GfKi1vKL1tmxK1GyZontveZXqYFVtowZJZeX-gNVmB2Y20P3fJGuMeLf_1nZFCIQO5-XTDx-DnKAX_CljhCWR31b3kxVi4Lu2vr8BDHBhpRW4RVY54bVX6MGHsTXea3iu/s1600/Total_season1.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since it's been said that there were 125 competitors, that must mean 9 people were cut from the show completely.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the first episode:</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnc22Yapht5LK_WtQVfKInORRu2Ca5toecHN3C8kR5PJ-0gvKhzZiHJIexUpHhqkmEGQB8osfAr7I1Pw4defCLTJpFqKnXs1-wFQfPnwosnJ8hLtZslV-AU7bVbw8uAHqihLA9ofLVn1L/s1600/Total_e01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnc22Yapht5LK_WtQVfKInORRu2Ca5toecHN3C8kR5PJ-0gvKhzZiHJIexUpHhqkmEGQB8osfAr7I1Pw4defCLTJpFqKnXs1-wFQfPnwosnJ8hLtZslV-AU7bVbw8uAHqihLA9ofLVn1L/s1600/Total_e01.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Contestants in <b>the first episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRi3-HW_nMZ6GQyZp2fi7XCtYNdxr4A3BgSI7STBCy4PS260AEbp0IRt1nuAJyYzOpHUDcdI90Ir9hT-LuQpO4pvIJImkyuS8sWX139NpgOxbdMUOjGEaUOTRewJJRs0oG59bTJ4q1Ng4/s1600/Namn_e01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRi3-HW_nMZ6GQyZp2fi7XCtYNdxr4A3BgSI7STBCy4PS260AEbp0IRt1nuAJyYzOpHUDcdI90Ir9hT-LuQpO4pvIJImkyuS8sWX139NpgOxbdMUOjGEaUOTRewJJRs0oG59bTJ4q1Ng4/s1600/Namn_e01.png" height="382" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click for full-size</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Episode one recap not available<br />
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the second episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKAiENDjfbk-tdF9G8BEXIjh3BBzRc8hWm7OrcY6lMapiwCkQSLpteO_Ruyj9RMukNzSwddxXx9VCc_wclrSPBWVs6t1t6w0ZFfVBGhSA78NiAw659BIueE9ukDmHhqvEfoZzjD5WwyHg/s1600/Total_e02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKAiENDjfbk-tdF9G8BEXIjh3BBzRc8hWm7OrcY6lMapiwCkQSLpteO_Ruyj9RMukNzSwddxXx9VCc_wclrSPBWVs6t1t6w0ZFfVBGhSA78NiAw659BIueE9ukDmHhqvEfoZzjD5WwyHg/s1600/Total_e02.png" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
<br />
Contestants in <b>the second episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Sa2Azi2kTspqa_gV17cDlPi347BqGSfagVRDTgG6JNDm6oav4BF8Minkuan1H5pXGFE7S6kXsk6Vnk63JkOyuek5jhJmwKqbOuiBiKhrOgpZGCPv8_rDYb8x4KVgvO7Iw1m8LGcKhwXC/s1600/Namn_e02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Sa2Azi2kTspqa_gV17cDlPi347BqGSfagVRDTgG6JNDm6oav4BF8Minkuan1H5pXGFE7S6kXsk6Vnk63JkOyuek5jhJmwKqbOuiBiKhrOgpZGCPv8_rDYb8x4KVgvO7Iw1m8LGcKhwXC/s1600/Namn_e02.png" height="306" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Episode two recap not available<br />
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the third episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPvyiVZw3wUMuwEw6eS9eBP1NCkim4Q3IkHBSIQlfIDzowyYv0DvMP5jjydMwrtKX9be7gcLgm4k1OhYNvMclVScKqZW08GUvWjd2znEvaEsKr9bhs6Gx5q0mWKwRMqkCIEYT0JwyeXJx/s1600/Total_e03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPvyiVZw3wUMuwEw6eS9eBP1NCkim4Q3IkHBSIQlfIDzowyYv0DvMP5jjydMwrtKX9be7gcLgm4k1OhYNvMclVScKqZW08GUvWjd2znEvaEsKr9bhs6Gx5q0mWKwRMqkCIEYT0JwyeXJx/s1600/Total_e03.png" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
<br />
Contestants in <b>the third episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWT0sF26GCX_-C5Z0N6XkSc2Xr2RbFXoQoK2vh87Bns-JOpv5SjNVwEaVtt_bpkcbJBIXdErlUKJCW4GFqU7ZNtTiU7kJdoa6nVKss50zjaZr_ia7qyyT5Sc5PFJKQ-QrzEnIfO3lVuqh/s1600/Namn_e03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWT0sF26GCX_-C5Z0N6XkSc2Xr2RbFXoQoK2vh87Bns-JOpv5SjNVwEaVtt_bpkcbJBIXdErlUKJCW4GFqU7ZNtTiU7kJdoa6nVKss50zjaZr_ia7qyyT5Sc5PFJKQ-QrzEnIfO3lVuqh/s1600/Namn_e03.png" height="400" width="368" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Episode three recap not available<br />
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the fourth episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FmqcvIHLrWaQkpWE7pPwEN4gymRumDnZUq3XKdFqDMsaBH-kyT33-J-85tv2XO4bXKsPpSVxPdlSAmGBNgDqfMn0dbPk1tlCiS2suHhBpFDQ3Mm2aiE_EJgNhpcPUJlbxovHVGhXgrEj/s1600/Total_e04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FmqcvIHLrWaQkpWE7pPwEN4gymRumDnZUq3XKdFqDMsaBH-kyT33-J-85tv2XO4bXKsPpSVxPdlSAmGBNgDqfMn0dbPk1tlCiS2suHhBpFDQ3Mm2aiE_EJgNhpcPUJlbxovHVGhXgrEj/s1600/Total_e04.png" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
<br />
Contestants in <b>the fourth episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq385wAgTFQBLLb1S-MyMZK8ebPCcBSvTNAbHvYrzhyIrpuiPmvCaolEc7AbLn5th95AY23CR1FrLiOvCdh4ZHgu4nyU2XmMF96ApkHCbkJ8S7n8mfdmS5Bwtas2hialJbaSAMa8yt1qO/s1600/Namn_e04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq385wAgTFQBLLb1S-MyMZK8ebPCcBSvTNAbHvYrzhyIrpuiPmvCaolEc7AbLn5th95AY23CR1FrLiOvCdh4ZHgu4nyU2XmMF96ApkHCbkJ8S7n8mfdmS5Bwtas2hialJbaSAMa8yt1qO/s1600/Namn_e04.png" height="400" width="330" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/ninja-warrior-se-episode-4-recap.html">Episode four recap</a><br />
<br />
<b><u>Semifinal round</u></b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The semifinal round saw the 66 people who passed the qualifying round compete for 25 spots in the final round and was aired as four episodes. </div>
<br />
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-stage-two.html">Course and obstacle description</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Each episode saw five people move on to the final round: those who passed, and (if less than five passed) those who had the fastest time when reaching the Arm Rings. After all four episodes, the five people with the best time reaching the Arm Rings also moved on so that a total of 25 people would be in the final round.</div>
<br />
Total obstacle clears and fails during<b> the semifinal round</b>:<br />
<br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTNcbHaikE-JOtyPhTZ3cuQK3sc93sHkGyMvgbS3MBd8IHfHN2Itdif4aicl0Slfgw-TqICGB3_65HUNt7u1Uk4AO39iIsXaGimdAQa_gjbTSL_cxwqG2vvtiYgv8dz2SkHkgajFo5foC/s1600/Total_season1_semifinal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTNcbHaikE-JOtyPhTZ3cuQK3sc93sHkGyMvgbS3MBd8IHfHN2Itdif4aicl0Slfgw-TqICGB3_65HUNt7u1Uk4AO39iIsXaGimdAQa_gjbTSL_cxwqG2vvtiYgv8dz2SkHkgajFo5foC/s1600/Total_season1_semifinal.png" /></a></div>
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the fifth episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANln3xoJL3T8q2Wmy2v56wz2cdKwcToKPjJ_IxQLMw9iwMASI-koFtw1u9-kxgxP1UEsujvTr2Vo7ggccuQPFyAw4BfNAxvw-l_7ykUYLFRD6AARJa-s2fzu1I1INSHXw3UTiBt4ZzM7d/s1600/Total_e05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANln3xoJL3T8q2Wmy2v56wz2cdKwcToKPjJ_IxQLMw9iwMASI-koFtw1u9-kxgxP1UEsujvTr2Vo7ggccuQPFyAw4BfNAxvw-l_7ykUYLFRD6AARJa-s2fzu1I1INSHXw3UTiBt4ZzM7d/s1600/Total_e05.png" /></a></div>
<br />
Contestants in<b style="text-align: justify;"> the fifth episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58Z8FnSJeem-ZLyI8vfQidIVvYD5mLZzyIFDNLx9o7lEjB2x6bEuAfRxiUHqnAn-Z7pmkzd1HaWS8ux2kJrE0kg0W-9Eiifrg8MD_U7LspoZfaPi1TRhIqY0rhfSCOJtNnHFTRqZzMxU4/s1600/Name_e05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58Z8FnSJeem-ZLyI8vfQidIVvYD5mLZzyIFDNLx9o7lEjB2x6bEuAfRxiUHqnAn-Z7pmkzd1HaWS8ux2kJrE0kg0W-9Eiifrg8MD_U7LspoZfaPi1TRhIqY0rhfSCOJtNnHFTRqZzMxU4/s1600/Name_e05.png" height="214" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Finalists from<b> the fifth episode</b>:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LHO3HJUOAZN4jgkwXLSwIUwUPx_lbv_A2F9izuUg3Y8EPgkuRrs2o1_dgWE9IPuXAvWDF0yZ2zURwYaSOIfOaTA1IEkvASm3EIcw4cgP6u0XChL7syN6fJg2K1WA59uf0jWxCClDNLuP/s1600/e05_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LHO3HJUOAZN4jgkwXLSwIUwUPx_lbv_A2F9izuUg3Y8EPgkuRrs2o1_dgWE9IPuXAvWDF0yZ2zURwYaSOIfOaTA1IEkvASm3EIcw4cgP6u0XChL7syN6fJg2K1WA59uf0jWxCClDNLuP/s1600/e05_stage3.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/ninja-warrior-se-episode-5-recap.html">Episode five recap</a><br />
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the sixth episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfoWx1iz7Tr0MF2PZmdFhkybHDhMEjJ3tAajkXctd22eru3aqox9dYqoAIusJnV6GcxBzBP1IesIhpHYeG34FbBySOCvR07u4G1BZGd3j7ZXKMmY7idTdNqt4u_ab8-9PQOFxM6BAmSMt/s1600/Total_e06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfoWx1iz7Tr0MF2PZmdFhkybHDhMEjJ3tAajkXctd22eru3aqox9dYqoAIusJnV6GcxBzBP1IesIhpHYeG34FbBySOCvR07u4G1BZGd3j7ZXKMmY7idTdNqt4u_ab8-9PQOFxM6BAmSMt/s1600/Total_e06.png" /></a></div>
<br />
Contestants in<b style="text-align: justify;"> the </b><b>sixth</b><b style="text-align: justify;"> episode</b>:<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIQua5ss9HQBun8zSDnxsJ1kMZu2ZCNJX3sJtvCBNXnhKDwv9yqsvXzInI-3xE8jiSR-HZJJhNOfi6UkygV3dLqYQup35mpvsuykJuu7O4Br8TFVvD48Du3NClxPFjnqoLNpZt7j99pvE/s1600/Names_e06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIQua5ss9HQBun8zSDnxsJ1kMZu2ZCNJX3sJtvCBNXnhKDwv9yqsvXzInI-3xE8jiSR-HZJJhNOfi6UkygV3dLqYQup35mpvsuykJuu7O4Br8TFVvD48Du3NClxPFjnqoLNpZt7j99pvE/s1600/Names_e06.png" height="197" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Finalists from<b> the </b><b style="text-align: start;">sixth</b><b> episode</b>:</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJarXchWXU4AunNjxbO0fyPSeL58fnx9tZuyKCMJ3OhfcfNM4AJvkcjqdX-ULzs5T2Gtu4UwPu82aPFeZ58YCXvYBsSjRGCElZAnK6Ya0wK-rBwKjLF2B3jAkIunHkq24BRE8frUtADVx/s1600/E06_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJarXchWXU4AunNjxbO0fyPSeL58fnx9tZuyKCMJ3OhfcfNM4AJvkcjqdX-ULzs5T2Gtu4UwPu82aPFeZ58YCXvYBsSjRGCElZAnK6Ya0wK-rBwKjLF2B3jAkIunHkq24BRE8frUtADVx/s1600/E06_stage3.png" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/ninja-warrior-se-episode-6-recap.html">Episode six recap</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the seventh episode:</b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKjvbhHW8HITwXM5XHN7t3iFUk8fPHUFbTBglAgz6Ol_c4euxfsBm91mnuzPoB-_mxeR5-cHjOTF4SJ5yna4INL0Ku7DR8rURkHoRWA5_jOq3jScgW5Wt4gYhS-to3_nPuKD9dxOVTsas/s1600/Total_e07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKjvbhHW8HITwXM5XHN7t3iFUk8fPHUFbTBglAgz6Ol_c4euxfsBm91mnuzPoB-_mxeR5-cHjOTF4SJ5yna4INL0Ku7DR8rURkHoRWA5_jOq3jScgW5Wt4gYhS-to3_nPuKD9dxOVTsas/s1600/Total_e07.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Contestants in<b style="text-align: justify;"> the </b><b>seventh</b><b style="text-align: justify;"> episode</b>:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6cY9jiAHfQ0u7aKhwwZmtDa-DYV4Pw3z-zqTQY8NN7flvWd5RYZNftEjjKyhLI6GqWUy8n5EzSK8n2bRu7omq3p9zj_bna5j05rUEwF5aLbgyYHvY0PTzHQ_fIbRJzafNrwniNNdSAYQ/s1600/Names_e07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6cY9jiAHfQ0u7aKhwwZmtDa-DYV4Pw3z-zqTQY8NN7flvWd5RYZNftEjjKyhLI6GqWUy8n5EzSK8n2bRu7omq3p9zj_bna5j05rUEwF5aLbgyYHvY0PTzHQ_fIbRJzafNrwniNNdSAYQ/s1600/Names_e07.png" height="193" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finalists from<b> the </b><b style="text-align: start;">seventh</b><b> episode</b>:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBLnrH1uONvhvQw4xolFSQpF07B1hnkBL-KL4nATx6UuX4oUQlk9ZPiplHlYu-_l0_teirgiKYbaW1zhrZKTlOXOPl5xUM93Vyu3jH-g8wNZMAcg2J4BwMRPvNA5Uu_kdVV1zuPffmH2F/s1600/E07_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBLnrH1uONvhvQw4xolFSQpF07B1hnkBL-KL4nATx6UuX4oUQlk9ZPiplHlYu-_l0_teirgiKYbaW1zhrZKTlOXOPl5xUM93Vyu3jH-g8wNZMAcg2J4BwMRPvNA5Uu_kdVV1zuPffmH2F/s1600/E07_stage3.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-episode-7-recap.html">Episode seven recap</a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the eighth episode:</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2_luEuGEy3J0gzbkFLVDfGSVGyMxL0wdcNTMROFITmEt5u5_vmeowIJusiJf0jPuaXmJrdCQ9eUWecS7_Y-Ix4PTrbB7TZx0pr1b1yLbh3c9GeBAEd4__mBFBGQd0k04cwbrVmVUmz57/s1600/Total_e08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2_luEuGEy3J0gzbkFLVDfGSVGyMxL0wdcNTMROFITmEt5u5_vmeowIJusiJf0jPuaXmJrdCQ9eUWecS7_Y-Ix4PTrbB7TZx0pr1b1yLbh3c9GeBAEd4__mBFBGQd0k04cwbrVmVUmz57/s1600/Total_e08.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Contestants in<b> the </b><b>eighth</b><b> episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF7TAwRn_kARaq6h4BC06C7lEeVE_AZw_a7ZxJyM0QOlP0s1VyX93ewxa00HR7MEAzmGIBeogcM2WGditG7qY1K_pG2t8DQCFq1VDrx89Vti4G50nIasvkzu64YgNO9zPb70_9kcGJOKy/s1600/Names_e08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF7TAwRn_kARaq6h4BC06C7lEeVE_AZw_a7ZxJyM0QOlP0s1VyX93ewxa00HR7MEAzmGIBeogcM2WGditG7qY1K_pG2t8DQCFq1VDrx89Vti4G50nIasvkzu64YgNO9zPb70_9kcGJOKy/s1600/Names_e08.png" height="225" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click for full-size</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
Finalists from<b> the </b><b>eighth</b><b> episode</b>:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QIT_zdPPfI88Xi68wU9dJZXHYaaqAsN1Atc0eiCYpZK0r2TiUxrwuNUkjF5J-bGoNfZMWBZWTRjHtcEbEXg1Y1keC1NrEiY-F9PlwPAWnVnOfCrm0oEPBE8UdUN9uZPk1QspjZzFnh97/s1600/E08_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QIT_zdPPfI88Xi68wU9dJZXHYaaqAsN1Atc0eiCYpZK0r2TiUxrwuNUkjF5J-bGoNfZMWBZWTRjHtcEbEXg1Y1keC1NrEiY-F9PlwPAWnVnOfCrm0oEPBE8UdUN9uZPk1QspjZzFnh97/s1600/E08_stage3.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-episode-8-recap.html">Episode eight recap</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>Final round</b></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
25 contestants were set to take on three different courses, known as stage one, stage two and stage three. Stage three is known to Sasuke viewers as final stage, or Midoriyama to American Ninja Warrior fans (except at least in Sweden it's just Midoriyama, not Mt Midoriyama).<br />
<br />
Final round was aired as two different episodes, making the entire season ten episodes long.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>The 25 contestants and their semifinal results</b>:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uaHBaRbjJOK1n06nSbM3gXd0DLDqyv9-cuxlnuHm9w0-QfRFT-VPCeL16fCUV0Tom3W-5JalkF-3fNUMSCP_NyV5xEf1HUps_lSQwkvS-m-5T5susShl_8m3ARQOehFABUG-F-PrsRKz/s1600/third_Stage_0113.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uaHBaRbjJOK1n06nSbM3gXd0DLDqyv9-cuxlnuHm9w0-QfRFT-VPCeL16fCUV0Tom3W-5JalkF-3fNUMSCP_NyV5xEf1HUps_lSQwkvS-m-5T5susShl_8m3ARQOehFABUG-F-PrsRKz/s1600/third_Stage_0113.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.kanal5play.se/NinjaWarrior">Kanal5play.se</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2hG7jVCeaxu20Zh3KNIvX5RfVZHWl0Jw07FIIig6oKe8sLZIcNnQvwd_LjuA-4qFKVX-p4ZnMX2OBc41e8hOqCJCoYHbAtfjFF0uqV1z_31Q8Y-Q2MsyipRybwneYeXfXiehIVqIpS_f/s1600/third_Stage_1425.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2hG7jVCeaxu20Zh3KNIvX5RfVZHWl0Jw07FIIig6oKe8sLZIcNnQvwd_LjuA-4qFKVX-p4ZnMX2OBc41e8hOqCJCoYHbAtfjFF0uqV1z_31Q8Y-Q2MsyipRybwneYeXfXiehIVqIpS_f/s1600/third_Stage_1425.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.kanal5play.se/NinjaWarrior">Kanal5play.se</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-stage-three-part-one.html">Course and obstacle description stage one</a></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: start;">
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-stage-three-part-two.html">Course and obstacle description stage two</a></div>
<span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: start;">Total obstacle clears and fails during</span><b style="text-align: start;"> the final round stage one:</b><br />
<b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzedzLBlUPyWk9aBXc3d8_rVa88SfcxXnYFZr4XYvH-XjpHNur-72_21aCoptdKe-zOAg8q7v8RrKZLHPU19Rt8-4yN-yU8HfojYCJhvdrg39JMoq0BzjAXczBRL2Hq-ovEw8XKfz0aB9/s1600/Total_season1_final1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzedzLBlUPyWk9aBXc3d8_rVa88SfcxXnYFZr4XYvH-XjpHNur-72_21aCoptdKe-zOAg8q7v8RrKZLHPU19Rt8-4yN-yU8HfojYCJhvdrg39JMoq0BzjAXczBRL2Hq-ovEw8XKfz0aB9/s1600/Total_season1_final1.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="text-align: start;">Total obstacle clears and fails during</span><b style="text-align: start;"> the semifinal round stage two:</b><br />
<b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xDUWtYw2OZEjzEa4JHMShc4w3vcQ_l5fu5Ggjwkon-O6m7TS5Ok-LBJTgUqysj9kTdjXk2yq6g3FuqXuiEBFX7pxz6NNhT1WFGf25U12EYKGljWtEo9I-SoqbE-PVkQEOVnzxuUHkWcq/s1600/Total_season1_final2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xDUWtYw2OZEjzEa4JHMShc4w3vcQ_l5fu5Ggjwkon-O6m7TS5Ok-LBJTgUqysj9kTdjXk2yq6g3FuqXuiEBFX7pxz6NNhT1WFGf25U12EYKGljWtEo9I-SoqbE-PVkQEOVnzxuUHkWcq/s1600/Total_season1_final2.png" /></a></div>
<b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b>
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the ninth episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCTiW10qmedoTxItlAIM58yUs5UcDS5e12m8_6oO-lXnTdtabTsJijiBD3M6bFiD6MMlYm4CCVqx2zWOHQo5HBrRMqJ9Bp-eMsB7JXhVwmdcV87RpbS61DqhQUzLElSu63KucD_lletnE/s1600/Total_E09.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCTiW10qmedoTxItlAIM58yUs5UcDS5e12m8_6oO-lXnTdtabTsJijiBD3M6bFiD6MMlYm4CCVqx2zWOHQo5HBrRMqJ9Bp-eMsB7JXhVwmdcV87RpbS61DqhQUzLElSu63KucD_lletnE/s1600/Total_E09.png" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
Contestants in<b> the </b><b>ninth</b><b> episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4XnB0dvvH4iP5cB_h_-swwBzivke7G0GvstZ0qVqPkEr52F6xJuj_lnX-QYjlhGZEUA0Gh9zIELK0OSyWmACFCDprcY8ezn4qmskR5Xg7LkTw90u6s7Z6VLFp2oaosu4CK7qug2Gd_0p/s1600/Names_E09.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4XnB0dvvH4iP5cB_h_-swwBzivke7G0GvstZ0qVqPkEr52F6xJuj_lnX-QYjlhGZEUA0Gh9zIELK0OSyWmACFCDprcY8ezn4qmskR5Xg7LkTw90u6s7Z6VLFp2oaosu4CK7qug2Gd_0p/s1600/Names_E09.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click for full-size</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-episode-9-recap.html">Episode nine recap</a><br />
<br />
Obstacle clears and fails during <b>the tenth episode:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF8QPuERvj_M_fBwDMPADYSU8gfPM8-PIPo5jK5E42F5FsNN2BQ-w6iWh_TOa32Jf3j6fm44cRr9SXvXCsDrRBmeDf_YbZedNLBzcOB5_-wrSt29GlpATUnXUKiunIEWrzdUngVaGg4rb/s1600/Total_e10_stage1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF8QPuERvj_M_fBwDMPADYSU8gfPM8-PIPo5jK5E42F5FsNN2BQ-w6iWh_TOa32Jf3j6fm44cRr9SXvXCsDrRBmeDf_YbZedNLBzcOB5_-wrSt29GlpATUnXUKiunIEWrzdUngVaGg4rb/s1600/Total_e10_stage1.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage 1</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuErYe-aqlaTnRA4QHlCBcdcz4KEqTRAfeffeE2g_faR-9N3yusvB7tW8OxwWwv30_3RhqsPPFyiuvE1SqTf9zbwJLEFngyYUl8MDHVBWmVG__DD-B08Byoohw1okCNbXh8MCRPhLao4p/s1600/Total_e10_stage2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuErYe-aqlaTnRA4QHlCBcdcz4KEqTRAfeffeE2g_faR-9N3yusvB7tW8OxwWwv30_3RhqsPPFyiuvE1SqTf9zbwJLEFngyYUl8MDHVBWmVG__DD-B08Byoohw1okCNbXh8MCRPhLao4p/s1600/Total_e10_stage2.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage 2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Contestants in<b> the te</b><b>nth</b><b> episode</b>:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAQ2ZpkxvvQan2EQm3loR_gxrxbWkDIEHx9F9lBch1UW1FGol3wzS7py4_AuhGhfLSTHT1UrNVrOrbQF2mkckX70DJqP9lwmm7JdffhSNYepngHoMLyLJM6TOlFcptjZoH34vSE8cyFNI/s1600/Name_e10_stage1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAQ2ZpkxvvQan2EQm3loR_gxrxbWkDIEHx9F9lBch1UW1FGol3wzS7py4_AuhGhfLSTHT1UrNVrOrbQF2mkckX70DJqP9lwmm7JdffhSNYepngHoMLyLJM6TOlFcptjZoH34vSE8cyFNI/s1600/Name_e10_stage1.png" height="135" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click for full-size</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpznvtaNrc6sIyADE1n1JMYXKHt1Twhhjn3ot7GR1aW_5F1YjVIhda1tFk0cCEn2CDC_ZDdLU6oqUFDZI146C7f7qoUmRINMkQDlYjjhu45qZLRsXianxBaGC7bLy8YZNg9IRwgQMOscb/s1600/Name_e10_stage2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpznvtaNrc6sIyADE1n1JMYXKHt1Twhhjn3ot7GR1aW_5F1YjVIhda1tFk0cCEn2CDC_ZDdLU6oqUFDZI146C7f7qoUmRINMkQDlYjjhu45qZLRsXianxBaGC7bLy8YZNg9IRwgQMOscb/s1600/Name_e10_stage2.png" height="50" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click for full-size</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-episode-10-recap.html">Episode ten recap</a><br />
<br />
<b><u>Additional links:</u></b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-training-with-marten-nylen.html">Ninja Training with Mårten Nylén</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.kanal5play.se/ninjawarrior">Kanal5play.se/NinjaWarrior</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ninjawarriorSE">Ninja Warrior SE facebook page</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/ninjawarriorsverige">Ninja Warrior Sverige YouTube channel</a><br />
<br />
I may update this post in the future if we write new posts or find new links. Until then: sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-60649138770794440542015-03-30T11:00:00.000+02:002015-03-30T11:00:43.073+02:00Ninja training with Mårten Nylén<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
So, each week of Ninja Warrior SE, our resident ninja trainer Mårten Nylén has been giving our weekly challenge: a simple exercise you can do at home, meant to prepare you for one of the obstacles of the course.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9pBa2tIcAAkzzU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9pBa2tIcAAkzzU.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/565836637641646080">https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/565836637641646080</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
(It can't be stated enough - WE WANNA SEE MÅRTEN TAKE ON THE FULL COURSE.)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, since we could all use some ninja training, I've taken it upon myself to make a post with each exercise, giving us a nice little work-out we can do during the commercial breaks, or, you know, whenever. And yes, I edited the images in Paint, so sue me!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxX9lXx5Degbmx8VAQhqpXmsAatRCKs72OJB82B_JMMvx3LR16zZoA0BLGtrFhs8FR3TzOw4JUVyw0WAunrJVh0kOGGVnXIiFC9qzZrT-8IPqafKpGioDnAqUY0wyMT9kpIqBz-g8lTU7/s1600/Ep01+-+Spider+Walk.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxX9lXx5Degbmx8VAQhqpXmsAatRCKs72OJB82B_JMMvx3LR16zZoA0BLGtrFhs8FR3TzOw4JUVyw0WAunrJVh0kOGGVnXIiFC9qzZrT-8IPqafKpGioDnAqUY0wyMT9kpIqBz-g8lTU7/s1600/Ep01+-+Spider+Walk.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_c0QPOkkgs" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_c0QPOkkgs</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
You need good leg strenght to finish the Spider Climb, apparently, and Mountain Climbers are good for that. Also, originally, you could win a Ninja workout with Mårten if you submitted videos of yourself doing these exercises to your choice of social media, but I think that competition is over as of this week. Damn.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmlB7eN5Wo6-OQRjOF7n4xrrD6x3M5qvrAoLsavwyercwE_C8j2tVUKEgsG9Fks8SLRQ8dv0wkOXFEkOHMe7rtNXB16UsqFTgKlyfsz7ccOGCb8gbmr8aCs4tbf6PJhHcj4taUyUBipCf/s1600/Ep02+-+Hang+Glider.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmlB7eN5Wo6-OQRjOF7n4xrrD6x3M5qvrAoLsavwyercwE_C8j2tVUKEgsG9Fks8SLRQ8dv0wkOXFEkOHMe7rtNXB16UsqFTgKlyfsz7ccOGCb8gbmr8aCs4tbf6PJhHcj4taUyUBipCf/s1600/Ep02+-+Hang+Glider.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5xzA3zi1ag">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5xzA3zi1ag</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Take a moment to appreciate my perfectly looped gif (probs has more to do with Mårten's perfect form) and then <strike>drop</strike> hang and give me five! This will give you grip and core strenght.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLmZT9gaE1nrdaHQd2mJB5ATxbsIqn3pBbX7ESe6qXPd7dL1D9UFtdyWQBOP7P4NndZ1hZZxY8D-AZeHPt8L386y8rDexMo7d3geCW3wwtdz5jd7dXPycHqQavP2yVGtbESCdSWb-aPXb/s1600/Ep03+-+Jump+Hang.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLmZT9gaE1nrdaHQd2mJB5ATxbsIqn3pBbX7ESe6qXPd7dL1D9UFtdyWQBOP7P4NndZ1hZZxY8D-AZeHPt8L386y8rDexMo7d3geCW3wwtdz5jd7dXPycHqQavP2yVGtbESCdSWb-aPXb/s1600/Ep03+-+Jump+Hang.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3_tE3fB_8w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3_tE3fB_8w</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
You gotta jump to get on the right Jump Hang, right? So put on some Van Halen and get going!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxrerlIETUkeJyLkHGtN_Tj32uNicnDWfZ4aYgjtQK8ogEe5XgAL783G-l70aA-e3wn3UkxSAcTJ3cx1DJQFzsXmfbUSBGgLx0TzF1kC7X3z8loHgRaC9-l7BDNhUF1CfLeWv92aHJ9T0/s1600/Ep04+-+Jump+Hang.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxrerlIETUkeJyLkHGtN_Tj32uNicnDWfZ4aYgjtQK8ogEe5XgAL783G-l70aA-e3wn3UkxSAcTJ3cx1DJQFzsXmfbUSBGgLx0TzF1kC7X3z8loHgRaC9-l7BDNhUF1CfLeWv92aHJ9T0/s1600/Ep04+-+Jump+Hang.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.kanal5play.se/ninjawarrior">Kanal5play.se</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Another one for the Jump Hang, because that one can be tricky. This, obviously, is for what comes after the jump. And don't forget to tuck in your t-shirt so it doesn't accidentally touch the water!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBA2-67Xjso3-aJLbKQdohFhMM_ONKoL_SmkIPL453obgJPiO8DRwQiSllzkgqmV9-hcX2i8VeFpkiYiAsKe-Rj0Sw0dhBeypA3UuK6iAiLG3k1ZCiZItrErPuGjI3ZdM_OvB5B2ScbYeb/s1600/Ep05&06+-+Quintuple+Step.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBA2-67Xjso3-aJLbKQdohFhMM_ONKoL_SmkIPL453obgJPiO8DRwQiSllzkgqmV9-hcX2i8VeFpkiYiAsKe-Rj0Sw0dhBeypA3UuK6iAiLG3k1ZCiZItrErPuGjI3ZdM_OvB5B2ScbYeb/s1600/Ep05&06+-+Quintuple+Step.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=343372255851387&set=vb.318113951710551&type=2&theater">https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=343372255851387&set=vb.318113951710551&type=2&theater</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Mårten didn't say how many of these you were supposed to do, so I guess you should just keep going until you faint!! No, I'm kidding, don't do that. Maybe start with ten or something.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwlv60qYGG7OkUTuUiB5SiQ4ITbkuGjR58up5wpRqsqmUaogGY8CUcGG57QBGddKHUCJ34iC_n9B17i3gDO7nj2ARMkM5CBGh1InoOOZYTOVmByhh-m85-ipBI3B1w2u2h2unZl-SwZdU/s1600/Ep06+-+Salmon+Ladder.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwlv60qYGG7OkUTuUiB5SiQ4ITbkuGjR58up5wpRqsqmUaogGY8CUcGG57QBGddKHUCJ34iC_n9B17i3gDO7nj2ARMkM5CBGh1InoOOZYTOVmByhh-m85-ipBI3B1w2u2h2unZl-SwZdU/s1600/Ep06+-+Salmon+Ladder.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.kanal5play.se/ninjawarrior" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Kanal5play.se</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Burpees are the wooorst. But everyone recommends them for the Salmon Ladder, so better get started. CHOP CHOP.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzThSJzYj_WdK9En-J382_wdI0tzZCJIw5i6hj9ou8IZ0MWKhpvqxYwdgPX7BXa-DSL60xeeRfyAey9LMFyGbzzfOrE8qmjynTEYqgEmRQ9SQuRUV19hiSOIgMOVulNJHAKQJc74vSImn/s1600/Ep08+-+Arm+Rings.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzThSJzYj_WdK9En-J382_wdI0tzZCJIw5i6hj9ou8IZ0MWKhpvqxYwdgPX7BXa-DSL60xeeRfyAey9LMFyGbzzfOrE8qmjynTEYqgEmRQ9SQuRUV19hiSOIgMOVulNJHAKQJc74vSImn/s1600/Ep08+-+Arm+Rings.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/421909807965182/">https://www.facebook.com/events/421909807965182/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I think technically explosive push-ups are supposed to have a jump when you go up, but if you can't do that you can just push really hard like Mårten does. And if jumping is too easy you can clap your hands while doing it, like Rocky (and I'm 95% sure we've seen the Japanese ninjas do that in the Sasuke training videos, buuuut I can't be bothered to look up who at the moment).</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p4uZGxDW1cA5-lsRahQ0JmlWkKP_QnsWjEPx88BQh-a5nI75h1CJ7cdP2eMq_xK8G8dU644guQ6sCeQPcDJ8uvxfNvWxAV66cAqMq9Fdx8RBj8o4KE1Fg4NIwYa-vzlUDurdoTbkd9xk/s1600/Ep09+-+Unstable+Bridge.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p4uZGxDW1cA5-lsRahQ0JmlWkKP_QnsWjEPx88BQh-a5nI75h1CJ7cdP2eMq_xK8G8dU644guQ6sCeQPcDJ8uvxfNvWxAV66cAqMq9Fdx8RBj8o4KE1Fg4NIwYa-vzlUDurdoTbkd9xk/s1600/Ep09+-+Unstable+Bridge.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=351800695008543">https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=351800695008543</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
If this is too easy, you can do pull-ups while hanging there, Mårten says as a friendly tip. My friendly tip would be to dust off the ledge before hanging from it. I'm not speaking from personal experience or anything ...</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP9P3H787KriFvMouJaaUEv_yGDBl3LyJM7OaIlnZ1ovsLLu_HtvSFVh53-FTrQgXOGTdSE492t5Kz4ott_meeb3pWcZQ1VY2mLX3drJtqMiEJxfpzXN0bcvK15eSQIQYUsmNG-2KY08G/s1600/Ep10+-+Cross-bridge.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP9P3H787KriFvMouJaaUEv_yGDBl3LyJM7OaIlnZ1ovsLLu_HtvSFVh53-FTrQgXOGTdSE492t5Kz4ott_meeb3pWcZQ1VY2mLX3drJtqMiEJxfpzXN0bcvK15eSQIQYUsmNG-2KY08G/s1600/Ep10+-+Cross-bridge.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=354145271440752">https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=354145271440752</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
And lastly, to prepared for the Cross-Bridge we're supposed to find a good place to balance for while counting to ten. Wait, you mean I have to go outside to do this!? Or am I meant to balance on my bathtub, because that is probably not a good idea...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Well, once you've done that all you gotta do is:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIA8YvgDUAsCtGOfzzdqWUQIp8wjSDz1H2SzYh9HPCuRTNT25Hmhq607C4Hihsg61KzgV-SPG8vCR3wLeenmGB_ZKX65M83nIdCsz7_rWFWlBDEFuoayhJUCh0fGBNY18OLNtZdM8QjXY/s1600/Ep10+-+bonus.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIA8YvgDUAsCtGOfzzdqWUQIp8wjSDz1H2SzYh9HPCuRTNT25Hmhq607C4Hihsg61KzgV-SPG8vCR3wLeenmGB_ZKX65M83nIdCsz7_rWFWlBDEFuoayhJUCh0fGBNY18OLNtZdM8QjXY/s1600/Ep10+-+bonus.gif" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=354145271440752" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=354145271440752</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
...and then you're ready to take on the course! I think.Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-18243584995214641002015-03-28T11:18:00.000+01:002015-03-28T11:32:03.954+01:00Ninja Warrior SE: stage three, part two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
As I said, we only saw ~20 minutes (including a commercial break!) of this stage in the last ep, but thanks to Alexander Mars we at least got to see all of it in action. I think this is a pretty good stage, and the three people who attempted it did a lot better than I thought they would. If Kanal5 were to use the Sasuke format for next year, this would make for a perfect stage two. Not Sasuke hard, but a better challenge for the unprepared Swedes.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfL05C0pP70VB4I8Crvq31kQjgWIo7m4AErSJCCwkSvp_uPlZIh7SW1WfrqRH8_v3BtilP8tPSU92wBtG6KAl0Y75gWfsKovXBB7r6zJR76Bgo5UaM_YqFJ2rW7hnqSjqy9ZDP6wrPfqY/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfL05C0pP70VB4I8Crvq31kQjgWIo7m4AErSJCCwkSvp_uPlZIh7SW1WfrqRH8_v3BtilP8tPSU92wBtG6KAl0Y75gWfsKovXBB7r6zJR76Bgo5UaM_YqFJ2rW7hnqSjqy9ZDP6wrPfqY/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.1.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We start with a <b>Pipe Slider </b>towards a <b>Tarzan Rope</b>. The Pipe Slider is pretty short and unimpressive, but getting on that rope afterwards should've given people more trouble than it did.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmcK3aN508_mrckViw8XQHsVE7lleTBiriPQ4VYp8SGDaaod32m67JcG0ZgumI844IpivMNT4q2LacsZrB-rHhFR0UoNC7o1bRuMF18feOP09WkTxvhQsI6ifGkNG6wOW1Y823OalVYAU/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmcK3aN508_mrckViw8XQHsVE7lleTBiriPQ4VYp8SGDaaod32m67JcG0ZgumI844IpivMNT4q2LacsZrB-rHhFR0UoNC7o1bRuMF18feOP09WkTxvhQsI6ifGkNG6wOW1Y823OalVYAU/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.2.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Doorknob Grasper</b>, with ropes at the beginning and end. They made this look pretty easy too, but I guess it would be compared to the Arm Rings and Unstable Bridge. It's also in the beginning of the course, so at this point your arms won't be too sore.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd22QGzUcet_cCDcdcf5PQA__xfc_P4QHLvPxvhyphenhyphenKNvp3AkLaZEaKN_-IilGyR7dfgj5gohSFiWEbI115ryXdvn8HaGiX2_6ybTRpEtaPfTaY_dURTnxfqR2Y0WWVspl7d8nMnFlwQmqv/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd22QGzUcet_cCDcdcf5PQA__xfc_P4QHLvPxvhyphenhyphenKNvp3AkLaZEaKN_-IilGyR7dfgj5gohSFiWEbI115ryXdvn8HaGiX2_6ybTRpEtaPfTaY_dURTnxfqR2Y0WWVspl7d8nMnFlwQmqv/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.3.png" height="177" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <b>Death Rope</b>. It looked like any other rope, but I suppose the half-moon shape might make it harder than it looks. Maybe. The name is cool though.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QOwDJLrV_U8dv42O_tBsmaAd4sF32ZcLOK9LDI39tGnJrdQyC3OJp61oqRpfv7FIZL57SzDnMMgY85VYs0HOcIPSajvX6_PaaaJhAaLFQ42YDiwchxyDT0wlOwKSAIYl9yP722oISj6c/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QOwDJLrV_U8dv42O_tBsmaAd4sF32ZcLOK9LDI39tGnJrdQyC3OJp61oqRpfv7FIZL57SzDnMMgY85VYs0HOcIPSajvX6_PaaaJhAaLFQ42YDiwchxyDT0wlOwKSAIYl9yP722oISj6c/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.4.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Wall Lifting</b>. I didn't pay attention, but I'm guessing it's the same 30-40-50 kg set-up as in Sasuke. You have to pass the last wall in less than a minute or you won't get to go on to the last two obstacles. All three contestants did that in the last ep, with one second to spare for Alexander and David Johansson. Walker Kearney were Asa levels of fast and cleared it in like 30 seconds</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdDxdz6-m5JdATm1V9e3UgY3rpHdjGp2SgOB-n2YkPX4IULsAdb6yKIc6VJsjD8CFiUAe6Apb0-sfbgCBPUyctYIfU7BRtaCAIYy2-ZJeQbLsxFLXfeewVa3HFaYlpGEeqr7vypBFyeAJ/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdDxdz6-m5JdATm1V9e3UgY3rpHdjGp2SgOB-n2YkPX4IULsAdb6yKIc6VJsjD8CFiUAe6Apb0-sfbgCBPUyctYIfU7BRtaCAIYy2-ZJeQbLsxFLXfeewVa3HFaYlpGEeqr7vypBFyeAJ/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.5.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Floating Boards</b>. With the heavy rain this became more or less impossible, although Alexander made it through. Possibly witchcraft was involved, we don't know.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fazQty3ZRaXFT12R767xPKi1LMfXsCY_GwdvsgbwU2Zsqt7n-6OG_QJdIr2ZqHAXr1lUYWYvCyHBltqcLHSy4aR6I9cG9i5mmpzD3oyVosidZdWkCj1eWCjmxMV9AKFKNDoXiQgXRz81/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fazQty3ZRaXFT12R767xPKi1LMfXsCY_GwdvsgbwU2Zsqt7n-6OG_QJdIr2ZqHAXr1lUYWYvCyHBltqcLHSy4aR6I9cG9i5mmpzD3oyVosidZdWkCj1eWCjmxMV9AKFKNDoXiQgXRz81/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.6.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <b>Cliffhanger</b>. Look at that fucking drop, how are you gonna mae that in the rain? Clearly, you weren't. And so close to the end as well. Oh well that's Sasuke for ya!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And that's it, we've seen all the obstacles. We never got to see the tower/Midoriyama, but it was 20-something meters of Rope Climb, unless I'm mistaken. The exact length may have been specified at some point, but I'm to lazy to check if it was 21 or 23 meters. We'll see if anyone gets there next year!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-90641674314549887302015-03-26T23:18:00.001+01:002015-03-28T19:04:29.353+01:00Ninja Warrior SE: episode 10 recap<b>Air date:</b> 26 March 2015<br />
<br />
<b>Obstacles fails:</b><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wiLr9f0Wje9cfvz8Tdpz2eWU1rr1yNx-QWXz5rka4GWp4E1zGWugIO6ncillHy20uwq0dGaadwojzA-I8QNNuC0T81ELgv9p-BHfSq6ylPsdvKzuc9jG3nomcoMHhhD9lBBBBlmrur25/s1600/Total_stage2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wiLr9f0Wje9cfvz8Tdpz2eWU1rr1yNx-QWXz5rka4GWp4E1zGWugIO6ncillHy20uwq0dGaadwojzA-I8QNNuC0T81ELgv9p-BHfSq6ylPsdvKzuc9jG3nomcoMHhhD9lBBBBlmrur25/s1600/Total_stage2.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage one</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETwBwVYn2bkMCT-eHaBc1bjRzQV3nYi7NIHQHD095Y_yHjt9zvAkUziHfn6hsrhX55HSRQvGDdvWkyUACocKXKMDbBBn9dCx7OrPgL363T9lijUQRa2gcbliQSyQvAJ_05jSEs-VNHlhy/s1600/Total_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETwBwVYn2bkMCT-eHaBc1bjRzQV3nYi7NIHQHD095Y_yHjt9zvAkUziHfn6hsrhX55HSRQvGDdvWkyUACocKXKMDbBBn9dCx7OrPgL363T9lijUQRa2gcbliQSyQvAJ_05jSEs-VNHlhy/s1600/Total_stage3.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage two</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wQtGbRc8riZCaiSR4kVzdOj_oyKguuUs0pMsfSQYrpBAvYXT_GJIW8okNj0Zm2sgcrhRfoqC5DRFeoeRFgXjzgO5VuNSrI-KytuWJ3fiynDgpqFfj16fzz_YCmf7ycO0LbusZTdwsMym/s1600/Name_stage2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wQtGbRc8riZCaiSR4kVzdOj_oyKguuUs0pMsfSQYrpBAvYXT_GJIW8okNj0Zm2sgcrhRfoqC5DRFeoeRFgXjzgO5VuNSrI-KytuWJ3fiynDgpqFfj16fzz_YCmf7ycO0LbusZTdwsMym/s1600/Name_stage2.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage one</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMeljSS1id_NEVsQE1fnsB4BAHmz4sSJfJsqNPaF4jCulsNjAD7eLM1CIq8ghWlCksuQRV9yqLWDIyX30JoiWKwdKD-y0Cr0W7092QjUEeAHkuv9g_QcFzSJvpTRbQVAyqKIBHs5gCspf/s1600/Name_stage3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMeljSS1id_NEVsQE1fnsB4BAHmz4sSJfJsqNPaF4jCulsNjAD7eLM1CIq8ghWlCksuQRV9yqLWDIyX30JoiWKwdKD-y0Cr0W7092QjUEeAHkuv9g_QcFzSJvpTRbQVAyqKIBHs5gCspf/s1600/Name_stage3.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage two</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Well, as you can see, no one made it past stage two, which means no one made it to Midoriyama/the tower. Still, Alexander Mars was the last man standing, which means that even if he didn't win any money, he will get to compete in Sasuke 31. And isn't that way better than money anyway?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And no we're not jealous. Not at all. Where would you even get that idea? (Btw Chriss, how is that "steal Alexander's identity and take his place in Sasuke-"plan coming along?).</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
___________________________________________________________</div>
<br />
<b>Chriss & Ell commentary:</b><br />
<br />
<b>Adam Alsing</b> (on the "Jumping" Spider): "It's a completely different obstacle now!"<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br />
<b>Ell: </b>"MAYBE FOR THE CONTESTANTS."<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "YOU KNOW NOTHING ADAM ALSING."<br />
<b>Ell: </b>"It looks basically the same to us in the audience."<br />
<br />
Adam then proceeded to pronounce Sasuke like "Sasoke" and Chriss screamed. We're not always easy to please.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
Walker Kearney makes the course looks like a "walker in the park" (what, have we heard that joke fivehundred times already? Naaah, can't be ...) and clears "The Chimney" aka the Spider Climb with ease.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvzX0hB6SJPDKH0y3HVHVIvFbF60r5RVAFHTYfAWUVRx1D_Lx5L9gK0DxSgEUfD4sqy-qBw5was_hVskWILqeu7AZolE7tt81UzHhYS1WP8ZFYzIWGYhAwrHVKHuetHe1CRfyYsLpq8yp/s1600/Walker_Kearney.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvzX0hB6SJPDKH0y3HVHVIvFbF60r5RVAFHTYfAWUVRx1D_Lx5L9gK0DxSgEUfD4sqy-qBw5was_hVskWILqeu7AZolE7tt81UzHhYS1WP8ZFYzIWGYhAwrHVKHuetHe1CRfyYsLpq8yp/s1600/Walker_Kearney.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Adam Alsing (commentator):</b> "He's like Santa Claus - except the opposite!"<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "Excuse you, how do you think Santa gets back OUT of the houses?"<br />
<br />
How would Santa do in Sasuke? Now this is a question we'd like to see answered.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
Then firefighter Martin Lindh then fucked up at the Quintuple Step.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF088Z4-iisxCG2yQDL9nLi-BYBu-Wt7OmDABLJMOShi_rE9DTracIMSZiGAU5tNx2GDolWFUjf3mg1kNvMvbbC9vkotZj20j5T8kcrdmRp8hw2hkgWKDJf8PS8ibkHc4vH3R-LJnhSMUp/s1600/Martin_Lindh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF088Z4-iisxCG2yQDL9nLi-BYBu-Wt7OmDABLJMOShi_rE9DTracIMSZiGAU5tNx2GDolWFUjf3mg1kNvMvbbC9vkotZj20j5T8kcrdmRp8hw2hkgWKDJf8PS8ibkHc4vH3R-LJnhSMUp/s1600/Martin_Lindh.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We couldn't believe it. He totally Shingo'd it up. :( The firefighters didn't do well at all today, a true shame.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Then we got distracted talking about how much we want me to compete in Ninja Warrior SE next year. Ya'll should go make me viral or something so they have no choice but to put me on the show. Just sayin'. If I'm not last man standing, how will I ever get to Sasuke?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I wish I could quote more of what we said, but, a lot of it is really inappropriate comments on the contestants' bodies, so we're gonna skip that (the phrases "I would climb that like a mountain" and "I wouldn't mind getting under that, if you know what I mean" were used). We watch it for the plot, and so on ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Then we FINALLY got to see stage two! Sadly, only three people made it there, so we only got to see it the last like twenty minutes. A SHAME, because it was the first time we got to see only new obstacles, and it was fun. For next season, I would love to see more variations in the semifinal and final part one. It's a good course, and yeah, it's fun that people can fail obstacles they've cleared with ease several times before, but come one: we want more obstacles! Give it to us, Kanal5, I know you can do it!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Alexander Mars made it all the way to the Cliffhanger, but it's pretty brutal and during the drop from the highest bar to the lowest he lost his grip.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuYPUUa7FFaWinVDmHCEtQxvtta1ywkLNFx1qTBUpdVqhZ3PaIhjrJQVTaeiS2eY3mnliIWqdn6-ksiCuSdRnXUKPC98JvFEYhJjVUoQW2HiBaPgIGwzj6ZvJzuXBWeHhfI1Ur-ApAJcO/s1600/Alexander_Mars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuYPUUa7FFaWinVDmHCEtQxvtta1ywkLNFx1qTBUpdVqhZ3PaIhjrJQVTaeiS2eY3mnliIWqdn6-ksiCuSdRnXUKPC98JvFEYhJjVUoQW2HiBaPgIGwzj6ZvJzuXBWeHhfI1Ur-ApAJcO/s1600/Alexander_Mars.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So close to making it all the way, but no. I think that Cliffhanger looks like something even the Sasuke stars would have a problem with, but Chriss wasn't on my side. Still, the design is more closely resembling the <a href="http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Cliffhanger#Fucking_Ultimate_Cliffhanger_.5BVersion_5.5D_.28SASUKE_25.7E27.29" target="_blank">Ultimate Cliffhanger</a> than any of the easier ones, so I'm not gonna say this should've been easy for any of them. Especially not in the rain ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Adam Alsing (commentator): </b>"It's raining pretty hard, maybe we should cancel this."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Mårten Nylén (commentator):</b> "Forget about it! This is Ninja Warrior!"</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
YEAAH. That's the Sasuke spirit, Mårten!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Then both David Johansson and Walker Kearney failed when they were trying to get on the Floating Boards. I'm not that surprised, David Johansson is built like a fricking fridge, so his weight would've been against him even if it HADN'T been raining, and well ... when you're trying to grab a fucking board sideways, you kinda need some sort of friction to stay on. Rain would stop even the best competitors, and it seems it did.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, we're happy for the "winner" Alexander Mars, and I'm gonna finish this sentence before it derails and I start sobbing about being jealous because he's going to Sasuke. Damn.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And with that, the first season of Ninja Warrior SE is over. While we may have been a little skeptical and/or critical at times, Chriss and I are of course huge fans of the show, if for no other reason than that without we would never had heard of Sasuke. And we would never have become the Sasuke hipsters, which would truly have been a tragedy.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Still, compared to Sasuke 1 (for example), this was pretty good, so I'm definitely hoping for lots more season, and not only because I wanna compete myself. It will definitely be interesting to see the kind of contestants we get next year, when the show is a little more well-known. I'm also hoping Kanal5 fucks with all the applicants/new constestants by completely revamping the stages. Imagine the look on people's faces when they suddenly find themself in front of the Half-Pipe Attack never having heard of it before. I would love that. But that's maybe because that's my fave obstacle.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Of course, we're not done blogging about this show, and you can expect a whole bunch of posts the next week. Then there's American Ninja Warrior, which we've never seen before, but we might recap that as well, just to get our weekly ninja fix.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But until then: sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-68099275080064008692015-03-20T13:27:00.001+01:002015-03-20T15:44:29.900+01:00Ninja Warrior SE: stage three, part one<div style="text-align: justify;">
Technically, this is referred to as "stage one" since what we called stage one on the blog is "qualifying round" and stage two is "semifinals". Yeah, why not? Technically this is also just the same stage we've seen a few times by now, but with some modifications. Hey, why change something that works?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/ninja-warrior-se-episode-9-recap.html" target="_blank">we saw yesterday</a>, this proved to be quite a challenge for the aspiring ninjas anyway, so maybe it's best to ease into it. I'm sort of hoping the course will be brutally upgraded for next season so that everyone who scoffed at how easy it is (myself included), will immediately fail. A girl can dream, right?</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg72bggIyVGUgH4BJO6Cmt8Sp1CpGuvkr8G8dv8iqkL0uMnrGemS4Jka69d87wzW7w8LrLG_I753hwvz4GiuvLdl91lntcXEJKeWeqDqRv7qL9PhnkYPETo5Nz-NobD20gswA2Aq8rrSbe/s1600/Stage+1.1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg72bggIyVGUgH4BJO6Cmt8Sp1CpGuvkr8G8dv8iqkL0uMnrGemS4Jka69d87wzW7w8LrLG_I753hwvz4GiuvLdl91lntcXEJKeWeqDqRv7qL9PhnkYPETo5Nz-NobD20gswA2Aq8rrSbe/s1600/Stage+1.1.png" height="162" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yes, the <b>Quintuple Step</b> - again. You'd think the contestants would be laughing at this by now, but since we actually saw a guy fail it yesterday, you'd be wrong. This just proves one of the things we love about this show, namely that YOU'RE NEVER SAFE.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB4L2_R0K21k_lBG0-BO-ORjUz8WPO3yILSRM0m50goj3R771EkHZxhJdaNDvcol2AihcAqedpLgmNpUMJmXInPwM9hkuJGfBJBfL_dzAcYn-m-i8HoLaAYzXVWWs5f1klx7IASlsfvgh/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB4L2_R0K21k_lBG0-BO-ORjUz8WPO3yILSRM0m50goj3R771EkHZxhJdaNDvcol2AihcAqedpLgmNpUMJmXInPwM9hkuJGfBJBfL_dzAcYn-m-i8HoLaAYzXVWWs5f1klx7IASlsfvgh/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.2.png" height="177" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This obstacle has changed again, and now it is the <b>Tarzan Rope</b>. Probably easier than the <b>Hang Glider</b>, but there's a longer jump which makes it harder to time.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh2fW61C4N_2nU2gWM2qpMn5RzVcBTYR8lnvgSLf-sImUt61gjeY7LMsy-23S9QU9KNKJ3Bc_krNItG-Ibi6DqD1NwonlWbFaGl192B2UEwP5tLxoEjW7fGyCdWZLlnb2sAn8oefOhQ9M/s1600/Stage+1.3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh2fW61C4N_2nU2gWM2qpMn5RzVcBTYR8lnvgSLf-sImUt61gjeY7LMsy-23S9QU9KNKJ3Bc_krNItG-Ibi6DqD1NwonlWbFaGl192B2UEwP5tLxoEjW7fGyCdWZLlnb2sAn8oefOhQ9M/s1600/Stage+1.3.png" height="160" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Cross-Bridge</b> is exactly the same.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9VQg9Zydl68hBUk_uIUv6CDsbQB8LszTdO2zOh5phmsrW6mCwkkHs64sIGIJxZ-Qoi_uWc8oqbYsPcpMzhf0poN84Z7mcvNCaOjMoxWrDQAFdiiNdUpwc_RlBvI-7PeEYtNd6EP1tH53/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9VQg9Zydl68hBUk_uIUv6CDsbQB8LszTdO2zOh5phmsrW6mCwkkHs64sIGIJxZ-Qoi_uWc8oqbYsPcpMzhf0poN84Z7mcvNCaOjMoxWrDQAFdiiNdUpwc_RlBvI-7PeEYtNd6EP1tH53/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.4.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezLNIoogfsZXrpiM83zg7ibww76ytyIv1JJ3o2MJ-_0fWzQ7ogoKoZF1smvqAPmXcCXzHBCxz7miNKUCz98BVkdy-7Xhc3WothCSLzTlJ9WORtyhYn1Dkj-sRZP5WG-sO5E5hJqR9lymV/s1600/Stage+2.4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezLNIoogfsZXrpiM83zg7ibww76ytyIv1JJ3o2MJ-_0fWzQ7ogoKoZF1smvqAPmXcCXzHBCxz7miNKUCz98BVkdy-7Xhc3WothCSLzTlJ9WORtyhYn1Dkj-sRZP5WG-sO5E5hJqR9lymV/s1600/Stage+2.4.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Since the angle on the <b>Jump Hang</b> isn't the same in the pics it's hard to tell, but to me it felt like it had changed? It looked like a longer jump than in stage two/semis, but they didn't mention it so I guess it wasn't. They could have gone with <b>Jump Hang Kai</b> here though, that would've been fun.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfurkbLQnvHfYus5aCaVXxpkFdV4BFcRTf0TJ19w3XxP_FtcpOOHREKOfE6PFReHnA7vSFWH35zXRLxXnuJvTjm9DK_z3FDyplTwbflrQ-AVYqy5d6tQkmWpB8llFHa_Gngvk_y-dpk9_/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfurkbLQnvHfYus5aCaVXxpkFdV4BFcRTf0TJ19w3XxP_FtcpOOHREKOfE6PFReHnA7vSFWH35zXRLxXnuJvTjm9DK_z3FDyplTwbflrQ-AVYqy5d6tQkmWpB8llFHa_Gngvk_y-dpk9_/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.5.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <b>"Jumping" Spider</b>. We can't say it without the airquotes, because look at it: no trampoline, no half-circle structure, and no distance to the obstacle. Yeah, it's obviously harder than the <b>Spider Walk</b> we saw before this, but compared to Sasuke, it's a joke. Sorry.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8TuE5TG96EeuaP7r-Tv_JeVtYJ-oQYsNtyYEaZvn2W-8kCHwF4U2fyAUIVkFRIz1AAdukgxHM2DpGhz3EgLYxlxe4RuPEvqcFHZEZ2kDFsyXwrGUA6UrGiVTbE6WSrwZ05gdiqr29IU6/s1600/Stage+1.6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8TuE5TG96EeuaP7r-Tv_JeVtYJ-oQYsNtyYEaZvn2W-8kCHwF4U2fyAUIVkFRIz1AAdukgxHM2DpGhz3EgLYxlxe4RuPEvqcFHZEZ2kDFsyXwrGUA6UrGiVTbE6WSrwZ05gdiqr29IU6/s1600/Stage+1.6.png" height="163" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The <b>Warped Wall</b> is "four meters and a little more". How much is a little more? No one ever seems to know.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkbmF3-ViPPJXCc-hXXf0wejXRVRwxzDzoW5I9u4WWyC60iFOJgda8KsujU1DivYYSDeWbICJHRfoM18g9kwBUCUh4_bpr18v0zFOXfcV_bOB3lft-N2DW461ZBexlF05NTk6vLHEnzm4/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkbmF3-ViPPJXCc-hXXf0wejXRVRwxzDzoW5I9u4WWyC60iFOJgda8KsujU1DivYYSDeWbICJHRfoM18g9kwBUCUh4_bpr18v0zFOXfcV_bOB3lft-N2DW461ZBexlF05NTk6vLHEnzm4/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.7.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The <b>Salmon Ladder</b> is still here, but this time around you have to climb five steps before you can go on to the ...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mQQ9__fQGFwyRGtjeMD7DWjbhB2rSir2tZY7B71CTXm1tP1JM9ECRGFUMdHlV5bRGGCy-i7NkFmQkVT4SBhmcly4rC80SThXs6htkK5Jvsqojcga4org902GZeS95jwi0qpTJkJXYHPU/s1600/unstable+bridge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mQQ9__fQGFwyRGtjeMD7DWjbhB2rSir2tZY7B71CTXm1tP1JM9ECRGFUMdHlV5bRGGCy-i7NkFmQkVT4SBhmcly4rC80SThXs6htkK5Jvsqojcga4org902GZeS95jwi0qpTJkJXYHPU/s1600/unstable+bridge.png" height="177" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Unstable Bridge</b>! Definitely last episode's Ninja Killer. At first people couldn't even deal with the first bridge, but even those who did lost their grip on the second one. One guy almost finished it, but messed up his jump and slipped of the mattress. Classic Sasuke.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiq0RjOus7n21VRmmk-WZ1nGIpM45rcyu3HAB9slt84ngzjH4fmr6vICLSDCw22FX6XQkPcFIm6vySl_rDSIqBfkMe39J2okUrc0IVSAlROprr0_6Gl0Ik7oicdUeOp_8smydvviw_AX1/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiq0RjOus7n21VRmmk-WZ1nGIpM45rcyu3HAB9slt84ngzjH4fmr6vICLSDCw22FX6XQkPcFIm6vySl_rDSIqBfkMe39J2okUrc0IVSAlROprr0_6Gl0Ik7oicdUeOp_8smydvviw_AX1/s1600/Stage+3_part+1.9.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finally we have the<b style="text-align: justify;"> Spider Climb</b><span style="text-align: justify;">, or "the Chimney" as it's called in Swedish. I can't get over that name. Only one dude finished it, but he had trouble since his technique, having one leg bent and one straight, works a lot better on the </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Spider Walk/Jumping Spider</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> than it does on this one. Study the Japanese ninjas and you'll see how it should be done.<br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In ep 9 we also got a good look at the next stage, known as stage two, although I'm calling it the finale part two. I'm not making a separate post on it until we see it in action, because I'm not sure about the order of the obstacles, but here's what they'll face:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSzpMekeL0YKn4hbP-WS6k6R6a1ZSwD5Sw2xkArEMrko0QYAxn1O3Qf6XgcELPcWbNVwEa6PKQqqbbL70Kgntn9jwfiy4WC4KkAp5HBwmhm_MYdC1mxzX1A5EBeKNupidVPvigXwKDyev/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSzpMekeL0YKn4hbP-WS6k6R6a1ZSwD5Sw2xkArEMrko0QYAxn1O3Qf6XgcELPcWbNVwEa6PKQqqbbL70Kgntn9jwfiy4WC4KkAp5HBwmhm_MYdC1mxzX1A5EBeKNupidVPvigXwKDyev/s1600/Stage+3_part+2.png" height="267" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
That's the order (left to right) they were shown in this ep, but they can't be serious about having the <b>Wall Lifting</b> and then two more obstacles??? Not only is that <i>wrong,</i> it might kill someone. Though to be fair, this course will probably kill them all before they even get that far. It's starting with the <b>Pipe Slider</b> to a Tarzan Rope??? And then there's a rope, the <b>Doorknob Graspe</b>r, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROPE. Nah, sure, that's totally reasonable, especially given what we've seen so far. Totally.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh, and the third obstacle, that half-moon rope-thingy? It's called the <b>Death Rope</b> in Swedish. I haven't found it on Sasukepedia, so I don't know if it's a thing in any of the other Sasuke competitions, but I suggest that we all start using that name, because it's badass.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Also, you might not be able to tell from these pictures, but rain is POURING by this point. I don't know if it still does when the contestants get to them, but if it does ... well, they're fucking screwed, you know? No way will they survive that.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In any case, it seems we have a very interesting last episode to expect. Well, if anyone survives that Pipe Slider, that is.</div>
<br />
Until then: sayonara ninja lovers!</span>Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-48950615824389851262015-03-19T23:15:00.005+01:002015-03-19T23:15:43.133+01:00Ninja Warrior SE: episode 9 recap<b>Air date:</b> 19 March 2015<br />
<br />
<b>Obstacle fails:</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNUUYkmXrIwvx1-v7zv19ErID-nGa_x9ucAbcS1ZOdUZkV27yNysdKkiAlyJ46d-XF341ntYFTpOulnWKHdqbbijtJYyv6Ad7pOotbZD2bIbTfjmTA3Zjf6xwKQJbQgjcgvHPkE3R9tLS/s1600/total.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNUUYkmXrIwvx1-v7zv19ErID-nGa_x9ucAbcS1ZOdUZkV27yNysdKkiAlyJ46d-XF341ntYFTpOulnWKHdqbbijtJYyv6Ad7pOotbZD2bIbTfjmTA3Zjf6xwKQJbQgjcgvHPkE3R9tLS/s1600/total.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>Who failed what obstacle:</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6mg69zSqHiemM-axi7aRZlMcLy8OQpc1fIRvAeCPQoT0D_6m_hiJ_ecPiNQ2PjwKV7Vi-KAWKieJv1Te0dlNawVzM-7Zlrzc0sNwZEkbh_aJtKOwlXgtFUjqLy6tyrveoQLhZbmlEwPP/s1600/total_names.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6mg69zSqHiemM-axi7aRZlMcLy8OQpc1fIRvAeCPQoT0D_6m_hiJ_ecPiNQ2PjwKV7Vi-KAWKieJv1Te0dlNawVzM-7Zlrzc0sNwZEkbh_aJtKOwlXgtFUjqLy6tyrveoQLhZbmlEwPP/s1600/total_names.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As you can see, only one person made it through this round, where we only got to see what is now referred to as "stage one" of "the finale". Since we've always called the try-outs/qualifying round stage one and the semis "stage two", I'll refer to this as "finale: part one" for simplicity's sake. Though nothing is ever simple with these rules. At least it's straight-forward from now on: if you fail, you're out. Your time won't save you, even though they are still counting, for some reason.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
__________________________________________________</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss & Ell commentary:</b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
After our usual "omg did you see what are favourite Japanese ninjas posted on Twitter today??"-catch up we were both a bit shocked to see that this is the second to last episode. I really thought the finale would span over several episodes, since it was promising to be so awesome: being way more Sasuke than anything else we've seen so far. After seeing so many people fail part one of the finale, I can see why it won't last for more than two episode. Damn. These guys would not last long in Sasuke.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Anyway, we're sad to see the show be over. We may complain a lot about it not being ninja enoughtfor our hipster standards, but we do love the show and it's entertaining us. And, ten eps is longer than any Sasuke episode, so there's that ...</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "Batman soundtrack? I approve."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Was definitely about time they stepped up their soundtrack game. Well done!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We've seen some changes to the stage again, and I'll make a separate post on that later this week (there were more changes than I expected). The Hang Glider is now the Tarzan Rope (easy-peasy), the Spiderwalk is the "Jumping" Spider (we decided that calling it Jumping Spider was over-selling it, see later post) Arm Rings are Unstable Bridge, and the Rope Ladder by the end have become the Spider Climb. Or, as it is known as in Swedish: the Chimney. Terrible name, really.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Time for Jesper Eriksson, the second person to take on this course.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2-IEfIznsJzUa4KekHFQIjbvRBHiMMJ2k5iJWOFfBdqWPd3A0J4_PPto-jPZCdRxejBjWqgwpJJ_gHdoEZIGcoUZeTlI46_OhfJg8hn9L7ONhedYSSJNVe38SDRQdt0TFVzTG34r67Td/s1600/Jesper_pappa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2-IEfIznsJzUa4KekHFQIjbvRBHiMMJ2k5iJWOFfBdqWPd3A0J4_PPto-jPZCdRxejBjWqgwpJJ_gHdoEZIGcoUZeTlI46_OhfJg8hn9L7ONhedYSSJNVe38SDRQdt0TFVzTG34r67Td/s1600/Jesper_pappa.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss: </b>"Haha, his dad's running next to the course just like Mr. Sasuke."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
His dad had also expressed doubts about Jesper's ability to clear the course, which kinda sounds like something Mr Sasuke would do (I'm totally making this up, I have no idea what he'd say since I've only seen three of his lines subtitled, like, ever). His dad was right though, as parents tend to be, because Jesper didn't clear it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Time fooor:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y_sujn8nmhwMKLqG3uqqUvDDADi68-2XMRexymQkfp8DiGDb61RkRImbXu0QI1g2qLdiG1AAhyphenhyphenOUhyhSfn7gLcc1P9oZAxts7fylM7SkjgN3aYYX4gdxXcuDUuPknhlGycCyD8z858bn/s1600/David+Marberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y_sujn8nmhwMKLqG3uqqUvDDADi68-2XMRexymQkfp8DiGDb61RkRImbXu0QI1g2qLdiG1AAhyphenhyphenOUhyhSfn7gLcc1P9oZAxts7fylM7SkjgN3aYYX4gdxXcuDUuPknhlGycCyD8z858bn/s1600/David+Marberg.png" height="188" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ninja Warrior SE's very own Chuck Norris. As you might remember, Adam Alsing (commentator) <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/ninja-warrior-se-episode-6-recap.html" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">made a really funny comment</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> last time he tried the course. Apparently Adam doesn't know when to stop, because he tried two different (well, one was basically the same joke as last time) Chuck Norris jokes, and Mårten Nylén (other commentator) didn't even laugh. Quit while you're ahead, Adam, you're better than this.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdbH6wfaM0Ey82DxRvw6dFUqz9rxmS7-v9P34SOAyTOjUwpA6oq6IWXkBeV4zTrxskMCkaidq7HGp6EnbByz6Q2tf45E7beoQFoYgUCrJUBn9HnjzaRW5ew7RCn93atzwaaWicc-ZAr2D/s1600/David_Marberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdbH6wfaM0Ey82DxRvw6dFUqz9rxmS7-v9P34SOAyTOjUwpA6oq6IWXkBeV4zTrxskMCkaidq7HGp6EnbByz6Q2tf45E7beoQFoYgUCrJUBn9HnjzaRW5ew7RCn93atzwaaWicc-ZAr2D/s1600/David_Marberg.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Adam then informed us that David Marberg has built his own ninja course at his home.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell: </b>"We should invite ourselves to work out at his ninja course."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "Yep."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell: </b>"I'll try flattering him on our blog so he'll like us.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "Yeah, write that we like his beard."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell:</b> "I'll be all 'oh wooooow you are so much cooler than the real Chuck Norris'."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss: </b>"'Plz let us come train at your ninja course.'"</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
There you go, David, in case you googled yourself and found this. We can offer you the exclusive opportunity to guest blog here if we can come train at your ninja course!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
(Let's be real, we're 90% sure at least one contestant has found this blog by googling themselves. It's okay, we've all been there.)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Good thing about the Swedish course: I've never understood the design of Unstable Bridge until they specifically pointed out that the second bridge only hangs on two chains instead of four as the first one.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mQQ9__fQGFwyRGtjeMD7DWjbhB2rSir2tZY7B71CTXm1tP1JM9ECRGFUMdHlV5bRGGCy-i7NkFmQkVT4SBhmcly4rC80SThXs6htkK5Jvsqojcga4org902GZeS95jwi0qpTJkJXYHPU/s1600/unstable+bridge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mQQ9__fQGFwyRGtjeMD7DWjbhB2rSir2tZY7B71CTXm1tP1JM9ECRGFUMdHlV5bRGGCy-i7NkFmQkVT4SBhmcly4rC80SThXs6htkK5Jvsqojcga4org902GZeS95jwi0qpTJkJXYHPU/s1600/unstable+bridge.png" height="177" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Probably because in Sasuke, they make it look so fucking easy, you never have to consider why it's supposed to be hard. Now, I see why I was wrong when I thought this would be harder than the Arm Rings, because wow, this took down a lot of competitors. Still, this is a second stage obstacle and Arm Rings are a third stage one ... on paper this should be easier!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "I'm starting to think no one will make it past this stage."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell:</b> "I wouldn't be surprised if Kanal5 makes sure that at least one of them makes it to Midoriyama. Kinda like how they made sure the Japanese wouldn't win in American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "Wouldn't surprise me, since we know what NBC did."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell:</b> "And we never forgot and we never forgave."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Second to last out: Björn Strömberg.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO1p8vM1qkZgexX-3SOn_hZ60HHbQRTSG7ZLQrIM8W5vMbVvuMiXlQhyphenhypheng38Oaz4PZsw22WjOttl-4lPFd9f-S8tCd-oZFpARA8bDZswDy6wtVYOFKELsYDGdoOhNaZKoAubtECTdV0HNj/s1600/Bj%C3%B6rn_Str%C3%B6mberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO1p8vM1qkZgexX-3SOn_hZ60HHbQRTSG7ZLQrIM8W5vMbVvuMiXlQhyphenhypheng38Oaz4PZsw22WjOttl-4lPFd9f-S8tCd-oZFpARA8bDZswDy6wtVYOFKELsYDGdoOhNaZKoAubtECTdV0HNj/s1600/Bj%C3%B6rn_Str%C3%B6mberg.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Adam Alsing:</b> "This guy is far from an idiot."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Charming, Adam, charming. Though he was referring to the fact that Björn probably kept an eye out on the people taking on the course before him, noticing their mistakes.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Adam:</b> "He runs a flower shop with his fiancé. That's not the very ninja."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Ell:</b> "WELL NEITHER IS BEING A SHOE SALESMAN."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Chriss:</b> "AND HE IS THE MOST NINJA SO FAR IN THE WORLD."</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We're weirdly protective of Urushihara Yuuji. Who is probably capable of protecting himself. But still. Your job doesn't mean shit here.<br />
<br />
Sadly, we won't get a flower shop Ninja Warrior because Björn Strömberg failed the Unstable Bridge, as so many before him.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And who had the most supporting family? Why, Alexander Mars of course:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfyiZ_0F6aPjnPHBgPJOS5CIHDdBAb_Nl8vvE0i0Zu_8UOinMdluolbJNR1EgCdGKPAvraypnySD8npq_KxfKk3cMWxbCVqC7-9G9FnNyL9cVtu4SLr_LWDSdBVuBwGRLJK4WMlEITlcY/s1600/Alexander_mars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfyiZ_0F6aPjnPHBgPJOS5CIHDdBAb_Nl8vvE0i0Zu_8UOinMdluolbJNR1EgCdGKPAvraypnySD8npq_KxfKk3cMWxbCVqC7-9G9FnNyL9cVtu4SLr_LWDSdBVuBwGRLJK4WMlEITlcY/s1600/Alexander_mars.png" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, it's not super-obvious here because they refused to line up properly and the guy with the A is wearing a jacket, but yeah, they're wearing tees that spell out his last name. I expect my friends get together to spell out Ell or Hipster depending on how many are there when I get to compete. ;)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It totally worked though, since Alexander was the only person to clear part one this time around. You go, dude! We're rooting for you, we're all rooting for you!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
At first I was pretty sure that someone would at least get to try out Midoriyama, or "part three" of the finale, but now I don't know. They did not do well on this one, and part two? That's a bunch of new obstacle they've never seen before, which leaves me highly skeptical if anyone will actually make it very far on it. What we've seen so far of the finale hasn't been very impressive, and these guys wouldn't survive Sasuke for five minutes.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Speaking of Sasuke, we were informed during the last minutes of the show that if anyone does clear the final stage of the finale (aka Midoriyama) and claims the cash price, they will be invited to participate in Sasuke, kinda like how the Americans were invited when they did well on American Ninja Warrior until the japanese got mad with them (except for Drew Drechsel: the Sasuke people still like Drew, and so do we). That makes me wonder if someone will make it after all, or if they're just building it up for us? Why hasn't it been mentioned before? I'm suspicious.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I guess I could start spamming the Sasuke producers on Twitter to find out if any Swedes have been invited to Sasuke 31, buuut we have not sunk that low in our Sasuke obsession yet, so we won't. We'll wait a week and find out in due time. Until then: sayonara ninja lovers!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
</span>Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-31846388128804517152015-03-14T15:20:00.002+01:002015-03-14T15:20:26.417+01:00A hipster never forgets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Well, you know what they say about hipsters - we never forget. No. Wait. That's elephants. And the internet. We don't have any elephants, so I guess I'll have to post this on the internet to make sure it isn't forgotten.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Yeah, that's right, our good friends behind <a href="http://multiconsverige.se/" target="_blank">Multicon Sverige</a>, we're gonna hold you to this:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu_9cPFYn9JVPLAZvdFJP6cGpdtdX8nWOotuYEhMIjt9a3mFWdhc2BwE8lsLlVoyaw18UAtEHRnE6zIlm6YBhwOuaoBgF5bvyss0771PDa-Abk3i25UJ5ccHIO2LScqSvyRcNSKWfFSU_/s1600/multicon1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu_9cPFYn9JVPLAZvdFJP6cGpdtdX8nWOotuYEhMIjt9a3mFWdhc2BwE8lsLlVoyaw18UAtEHRnE6zIlm6YBhwOuaoBgF5bvyss0771PDa-Abk3i25UJ5ccHIO2LScqSvyRcNSKWfFSU_/s1600/multicon1.png" height="400" width="390" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZvGKPxpdseSK0kVpbuqOpntNZkjT4DYBfOJeWKA8OFLtA25MziRzIiHGc9zVBWtNepuYUq4Ih2RCsIXDpY_Ubt64LzeKNYh9H2-I8MTAKr0OsNts4eRyEurS-SDiGKo8wTasFKYLOGhR/s1600/multicon2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZvGKPxpdseSK0kVpbuqOpntNZkjT4DYBfOJeWKA8OFLtA25MziRzIiHGc9zVBWtNepuYUq4Ih2RCsIXDpY_Ubt64LzeKNYh9H2-I8MTAKr0OsNts4eRyEurS-SDiGKo8wTasFKYLOGhR/s1600/multicon2.png" height="378" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Now, this "panel" will probably just be me and Chriss sitting in a corner watching <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/02/the-clip-that-started-it-all.html" target="_blank">The Clip That Started It All</a> and singing <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/11aeae56caa090ea7009058218b7cde6/tumblr_nf7fka2rFx1riowufo1_500.gif" target="_blank">Taylor Swift songs</a> on our own, but it will definitely count as their having been a Sasuke panel at Multicon.</div>
<br />
Maybe we'll see you there. Until then: sayonara ninja lovers!Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-85381223816149476712015-03-13T17:07:00.001+01:002015-03-13T17:07:26.868+01:00And the winner is ...Remembered that contest we told you about last week? Well, today they had the liveshow where they showed some of the obstacles people had sent in, and since it's only the middle of the day here in Sweden, we could watch it without losing any sleep (FOR ONCE).<br />
<br />
We didn't understand everything that was going on (how about, "almost nothing"), but here are some of the submissions that stood out to us (all pictures are from the <a href="http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv211958456" target="_blank">Niconico liveshow</a>):<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H60hzTHPFv58lO29CwhflZ-hbekE1eR7MeKsqIqCEtfUPvcPfXO6G7bU6mgE8J7QgIQwm8JrwUuDxfd7UKjdWIYZ_mynGIyM58ci9FwChMfO9-tbScRh1VVdRpARs1P7KcDNj3ManDA/s1600/chess.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H60hzTHPFv58lO29CwhflZ-hbekE1eR7MeKsqIqCEtfUPvcPfXO6G7bU6mgE8J7QgIQwm8JrwUuDxfd7UKjdWIYZ_mynGIyM58ci9FwChMfO9-tbScRh1VVdRpARs1P7KcDNj3ManDA/s1600/chess.png" height="263" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
This one wins for best drawing skills! Actually, it looks really cool, it's kinda one of our favourites.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdYEXu05qRkQfVK0qRoy71XPHrhVJoLXL1fvkKzR1WIKA8dtJFYKgAeU3MKrL5cFMdcSnQuftl-Fm8EOK1LDxWOjdCuyHQ-_kA_BdZbEY_izSCm49U0Of1Q9PKi9t8KRiHy2mFy-kWZg/s1600/ring+hopping.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdYEXu05qRkQfVK0qRoy71XPHrhVJoLXL1fvkKzR1WIKA8dtJFYKgAeU3MKrL5cFMdcSnQuftl-Fm8EOK1LDxWOjdCuyHQ-_kA_BdZbEY_izSCm49U0Of1Q9PKi9t8KRiHy2mFy-kWZg/s1600/ring+hopping.png" height="260" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I don't know, this might be kinda cool??</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpFFl7Rk92eXN5ACf2GmKYv8-evwsU8qLYWvwy9SxNY_S6PA9rncUFFAwBKuYe_1sG4pXQfCXWNruIiN6BsQNVyVDIGrkcuMfvO8MHNtNlffGmrU_l8-18XgzHiPB0sx7AlmR-lXCl-w/s1600/sasuke+basketball.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpFFl7Rk92eXN5ACf2GmKYv8-evwsU8qLYWvwy9SxNY_S6PA9rncUFFAwBKuYe_1sG4pXQfCXWNruIiN6BsQNVyVDIGrkcuMfvO8MHNtNlffGmrU_l8-18XgzHiPB0sx7AlmR-lXCl-w/s1600/sasuke+basketball.png" height="258" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Everyone was kind of making fun of this in the comments, but I kinda like it? I mean, it would probably be insane hard to actually hold on, but still ...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IBdtZXRlHZQptB2RdzdGmu5UOaMEJW3dygVKAfm0NmhcyCviB05XBvTjt5wMSppQWFNZjahG7Lb9OL0WCQi4MSBo07Hjxwfyl5OpCQWP2M-vdIYhfSI5gPDsym0v2KJsmEJ2XSoey-E/s1600/chairs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IBdtZXRlHZQptB2RdzdGmu5UOaMEJW3dygVKAfm0NmhcyCviB05XBvTjt5wMSppQWFNZjahG7Lb9OL0WCQi4MSBo07Hjxwfyl5OpCQWP2M-vdIYhfSI5gPDsym0v2KJsmEJ2XSoey-E/s1600/chairs.png" height="265" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Hahahahaha, this one is one of our favourites, because it's just kind of "WTF?". Also, this comment: "Sasuke: Brought to you by IKEA." Ikea should totally sponsor Sasuke.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QCzBkCKEOPG6xGReVfKyJi_j3nw-z0KQB2_qup3OxRD1y-ALK0tQu2TrGxJwuUeHE0pW-nHNaorAjf922oes8krpYcGT99AsC2M0seS3awwybR-PGQEjm_RDjKbRDPA0teY6vdaac9g/s1600/rings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QCzBkCKEOPG6xGReVfKyJi_j3nw-z0KQB2_qup3OxRD1y-ALK0tQu2TrGxJwuUeHE0pW-nHNaorAjf922oes8krpYcGT99AsC2M0seS3awwybR-PGQEjm_RDjKbRDPA0teY6vdaac9g/s1600/rings.png" height="261" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Kinda liked this one, although I have no idea if it could actually work.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL3ak6-LECiwj_EK1stUkS_4ZhrX1oPTBIu6Cr0gS35i8GAG134StJoRPWqesOW5LySN-82pHuVhb6sBOo8h7xunkNlbko9NA7A4FHxa-DTCJeEjql8Tn-gLF7TxsU7PjBa7VWv7Lb8M/s1600/rolling+climbing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL3ak6-LECiwj_EK1stUkS_4ZhrX1oPTBIu6Cr0gS35i8GAG134StJoRPWqesOW5LySN-82pHuVhb6sBOo8h7xunkNlbko9NA7A4FHxa-DTCJeEjql8Tn-gLF7TxsU7PjBa7VWv7Lb8M/s1600/rolling+climbing.png" height="262" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Another insane one. Is it supposed to be spinning while you're climbing through it??? </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk8RWf31UrVdhGkGJjCU4ILnfO8OLD-gZGlkrgG5PmrNmhv3se6ygES7I7pyhrEPA5_mENJKFE6imf9hj9zhgvBnbBBtRT-hfyKzP7RHQ2VMuZM-640udpwFQ3w-zBRmDAUliW5fp9tA/s1600/sasuke+cliffhanger.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk8RWf31UrVdhGkGJjCU4ILnfO8OLD-gZGlkrgG5PmrNmhv3se6ygES7I7pyhrEPA5_mENJKFE6imf9hj9zhgvBnbBBtRT-hfyKzP7RHQ2VMuZM-640udpwFQ3w-zBRmDAUliW5fp9tA/s1600/sasuke+cliffhanger.png" height="261" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br />
A Sasuke cliffhanger! </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5kjgfFt6c78NAlMG9Wt9A3KwxsNc7X26kpbSWx1vgzehR9XqNKgxJYPtwf-A1rUPR0qXCCQAz_o8vUj43iDtz0pcoDXLDEzmX253T6MGCmAti9n94vk74IdkDKZxZg3RyJWoqlhbe1Y/s1600/seesaw+pipeslider.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5kjgfFt6c78NAlMG9Wt9A3KwxsNc7X26kpbSWx1vgzehR9XqNKgxJYPtwf-A1rUPR0qXCCQAz_o8vUj43iDtz0pcoDXLDEzmX253T6MGCmAti9n94vk74IdkDKZxZg3RyJWoqlhbe1Y/s1600/seesaw+pipeslider.png" height="263" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
At first I thought this was some kind of version on the Giant Swing, but apparently it's a seesaw pipeslider??? Anyway, that's INSANE. And kind of amazing.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b5IPC40uFaG1g6_BwyGgvDgzsD-zgkfAjwavjgE0XHjJ5omOaxyN1x9gV20QhD9Tgi2aQ85smmh8gC7dCGCD4TBiFaqK_TySj1N9sGDngPt0mfgR08kevpX_3KA6Qg11tMIsMRCdbEk/s1600/Whiteboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b5IPC40uFaG1g6_BwyGgvDgzsD-zgkfAjwavjgE0XHjJ5omOaxyN1x9gV20QhD9Tgi2aQ85smmh8gC7dCGCD4TBiFaqK_TySj1N9sGDngPt0mfgR08kevpX_3KA6Qg11tMIsMRCdbEk/s1600/Whiteboard.png" height="263" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Haha, trying to figure out how some of the obstacles actually worked ... Good thing they had a whiteboard standing by!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQx6dXwMRhkziJ2-foGYywDUtEiBRn0P1n5iETZ03Fp_Bmx-oY66ZG-h9t2sewmPCZb1x57oxvmaDPJHfwSz_dQi83E3Jn_1zqEqTUmeCwehWd53iITFB_QAFfAjHhILk94VaGMx1FlI/s1600/the+fuck.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQx6dXwMRhkziJ2-foGYywDUtEiBRn0P1n5iETZ03Fp_Bmx-oY66ZG-h9t2sewmPCZb1x57oxvmaDPJHfwSz_dQi83E3Jn_1zqEqTUmeCwehWd53iITFB_QAFfAjHhILk94VaGMx1FlI/s1600/the+fuck.png" height="265" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hahaha, me and Ell both thought this one was crazy. Naturally, we love it.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M7nxbNEDJP_R9uy1mRFd-JmSReW2iu-sni6gTS4bz5MNIzxJEJlts7VS4NjHbKRahDAxIEL8_4FYxIYtJ6NuB25L_tpLdMY2LJMJ5uanqhwm0yYERpIUTimh2LXx546ZZs4d2MJT35s/s1600/Serious+dude.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M7nxbNEDJP_R9uy1mRFd-JmSReW2iu-sni6gTS4bz5MNIzxJEJlts7VS4NjHbKRahDAxIEL8_4FYxIYtJ6NuB25L_tpLdMY2LJMJ5uanqhwm0yYERpIUTimh2LXx546ZZs4d2MJT35s/s1600/Serious+dude.png" height="155" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DcQK759sZeMVkgF9xRQOHsadXoMTZthgcvJvhZ3FgHhDBxUHl7YUHLPonMwsdhztEvuwGoH-KBESG6jEJ8qGcx8wteamM7sPyuPmxFN29pRQ4fYs0NOZHzYFcMlScnh3_y05tKfymcY/s1600/thing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DcQK759sZeMVkgF9xRQOHsadXoMTZthgcvJvhZ3FgHhDBxUHl7YUHLPonMwsdhztEvuwGoH-KBESG6jEJ8qGcx8wteamM7sPyuPmxFN29pRQ4fYs0NOZHzYFcMlScnh3_y05tKfymcY/s1600/thing.png" height="262" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Whoever did this was really serious about their work, and we like that!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8M257qaxgFMwPIhYxjva8hY_qLapcIK1-u0dZJbkNFNK0U5bsOBiqftKSepcnwjCYfxulEQayIvMwfrkiN-ZnXaCYjLzkx8FtoqEEzl6LbD8-X6yUQ4n509q9AamlJogEIlVuMG6_Qg/s1600/volt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8M257qaxgFMwPIhYxjva8hY_qLapcIK1-u0dZJbkNFNK0U5bsOBiqftKSepcnwjCYfxulEQayIvMwfrkiN-ZnXaCYjLzkx8FtoqEEzl6LbD8-X6yUQ4n509q9AamlJogEIlVuMG6_Qg/s1600/volt.png" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And a nice little backflip.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvZkXW6WTbNWVZTgB5qrDbARuyAux47jdKFxQpDEW8byE-CmdragrgE0D9NqcpHSP9IoA37eJSPMRY0k9h6kEMZwzqbSg6pw5Q1H3cnWflT6BRvmXiBh3DgTbZB4k3vkrjVuF7L4cazU/s1600/body+prop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvZkXW6WTbNWVZTgB5qrDbARuyAux47jdKFxQpDEW8byE-CmdragrgE0D9NqcpHSP9IoA37eJSPMRY0k9h6kEMZwzqbSg6pw5Q1H3cnWflT6BRvmXiBh3DgTbZB4k3vkrjVuF7L4cazU/s1600/body+prop.png" height="230" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Upside down Body Prop; very nice, we approve!<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpemTLVvA1USd06qbV1YppFefFsMEg88vZgM4YYLvMKOgnecSvkPUQC3X36eG-IsRFNiz2vpmZUeniMejzoHcug6DpfZzXis7y4uffleGEk8NYXQIzm4159tSyPdWSzL9gBYROI_ibjfw/s1600/made+his+own+obstacle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpemTLVvA1USd06qbV1YppFefFsMEg88vZgM4YYLvMKOgnecSvkPUQC3X36eG-IsRFNiz2vpmZUeniMejzoHcug6DpfZzXis7y4uffleGEk8NYXQIzm4159tSyPdWSzL9gBYROI_ibjfw/s1600/made+his+own+obstacle.jpg" height="262" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This guy actually built his obstacle, 10/10 would recommend, very Sasuke of you!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMIxO-0sFMa7xzENxkVuIBAmDuRIQp7va7ISy-lc3T1HezPY8-n5OSIPsiXKzmCMDFN-MdyBh4mqoyShhssafvcHlJTjaYoyL6WV_0J9qsHgGC6LZeU-6eF9ql1bnBWQoR-YCnUAKvx0/s1600/Excel.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMIxO-0sFMa7xzENxkVuIBAmDuRIQp7va7ISy-lc3T1HezPY8-n5OSIPsiXKzmCMDFN-MdyBh4mqoyShhssafvcHlJTjaYoyL6WV_0J9qsHgGC6LZeU-6eF9ql1bnBWQoR-YCnUAKvx0/s1600/Excel.png" height="263" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We liked this one because Excel.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEmlUzYO4Ne5bvXijd7QadKUCyfpDFPhyoAjhJ4F8loQULwDQjWivWVFDLBVyoEnYzcbkur5dQoKBrVyHOEIxTeMT2J6H6i5ei6GtctGwiIl1Ax-8L7PjBgAWUpukx1xz9B8c-ngHM6A/s1600/crazy+pipeslider.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEmlUzYO4Ne5bvXijd7QadKUCyfpDFPhyoAjhJ4F8loQULwDQjWivWVFDLBVyoEnYzcbkur5dQoKBrVyHOEIxTeMT2J6H6i5ei6GtctGwiIl1Ax-8L7PjBgAWUpukx1xz9B8c-ngHM6A/s1600/crazy+pipeslider.png" height="261" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
This would be AWESOME, but probably really tough.We named it "Crazy pipeslider".<br />
<br />
Sadly, they didn't show Ell's <a href="http://sasukehipsters.blogspot.se/2015/03/new-obstacle-ideas.html" target="_blank">Motherfucking Cliffhanger</a>, so we're hoping one of the submissions above get to take home the prize! We actually don't know who the winner is, but we think it's going to be announced over at TBS' Sasuke website. God knows when.<br />
<br />
Sayonara ninja lovers!Chrisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443280428104681710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421011339419041862.post-82628204803964893612015-03-12T23:38:00.002+01:002015-03-28T19:05:11.951+01:00Ninja Warrior SE: episode 8 recap<b>Air date:</b> 12 March 2015<br />
<br />
<b>Obstacle fails:</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fv5dxJvBFfoqsu1CHggfNb6ydM0OReu4kpAobySq4F40mCnQLDusSkzBB5cFf7OfheJTxMygnNTvMhdUHUsJkrJ1Cj8cEhQD4WmtLbZCmq_0wZ_4noBkRQ94zsySQ66bBs9K4unaPt-9/s1600/total.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fv5dxJvBFfoqsu1CHggfNb6ydM0OReu4kpAobySq4F40mCnQLDusSkzBB5cFf7OfheJTxMygnNTvMhdUHUsJkrJ1Cj8cEhQD4WmtLbZCmq_0wZ_4noBkRQ94zsySQ66bBs9K4unaPt-9/s1600/total.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>Who went to stage three?</b><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ND32Y9z9CAUIGqO4UyXbu8KJC4fboaiyhZWjDjW5V9dJAXPIWU2RYZ0_VqxkvCZGXwzA_8gPqUDf3TXiNVReJ0bXTI6-H_5PGJpB9-b4yPQqBVmVuP1CjpOxsSiw2JiNZF9TiTT_-hNy/s1600/thirdstage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ND32Y9z9CAUIGqO4UyXbu8KJC4fboaiyhZWjDjW5V9dJAXPIWU2RYZ0_VqxkvCZGXwzA_8gPqUDf3TXiNVReJ0bXTI6-H_5PGJpB9-b4yPQqBVmVuP1CjpOxsSiw2JiNZF9TiTT_-hNy/s1600/thirdstage.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jesper only made it to the Arm Rings, but had the best time reaching them.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Totat passes in the semifinal:</b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB2OpErBhyECHm-w4wb40qegfPd26yIUbA783fEgSK-wMdfr8lEj7kFectG6voNMe_viics1671anRMQEazd-vevBozRLLZ41FTlt76uXb-8JiXmnxfh3ZwMe1JP95Pb68MS8qAr7HFC6/s1600/third_Stage_0113.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB2OpErBhyECHm-w4wb40qegfPd26yIUbA783fEgSK-wMdfr8lEj7kFectG6voNMe_viics1671anRMQEazd-vevBozRLLZ41FTlt76uXb-8JiXmnxfh3ZwMe1JP95Pb68MS8qAr7HFC6/s1600/third_Stage_0113.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxgRAJuhPLqpShdpm37VuFRYaUgskyup3pINctCX1jqe7ELER6nNp9E6Mn6K9Q5KkL1cx9ZMGDD_1GMdloelXwnzIu_8kPJWtiI8FmIj_RgL3HTENxOLb0urmtI0pUhuITnXJyhxXItJF/s1600/third_Stage_1425.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxgRAJuhPLqpShdpm37VuFRYaUgskyup3pINctCX1jqe7ELER6nNp9E6Mn6K9Q5KkL1cx9ZMGDD_1GMdloelXwnzIu_8kPJWtiI8FmIj_RgL3HTENxOLb0urmtI0pUhuITnXJyhxXItJF/s1600/third_Stage_1425.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
And we're done with stage two/the semifinals! Sadly none of the ladies made it, but there are a lot of strong competitors here, and I imagine anyone who failed at the Arm Rings is gonna be hungry for revenger in the next stage.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
________________________________________</div>
<br />
<b>Chriss & Ell commentary:</b><br />
<br />
Some guy is having trouble with the Salmon Ladder.<br />
<br />
<b>Mårten Nylén (commentator):</b> "But he's correcting himself!"<br />
<b>Ell: </b>"Mårten always sounds so shocked when they do that."<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "Maybe he thinks that he's the only one could really pass the course. I really wanna see Mårten do the course!!!"<br />
<b>Ell: </b>"YES!"<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "He should compete next year."<br />
<b>Ell:</b> "Hasn't he published pics of him doing the course on Twitter or Instagram?"<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "Well, I've got some internet-stalking to do."<br />
<br />
Well, I may have over-estimated the amount of pics because I went looking at his Twitter and could only find two pics of him doing the course:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9pBa2tIcAAkzzU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9pBa2tIcAAkzzU.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/565836637641646080">https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/565836637641646080</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvXnXzpqzlrkxjke0soEbAboaHcaOS_e7emnNRhepy7H5AE5f0umY0v_eay4EpRXQk_YXQrevsMSEnefoJkR0ltwF3OhSCoXQGRpEjuDGs7jiuNVLoooSk6sqWJyPfnUKa4CjzlI-EnRo/s1600/m%C3%A5rten.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvXnXzpqzlrkxjke0soEbAboaHcaOS_e7emnNRhepy7H5AE5f0umY0v_eay4EpRXQk_YXQrevsMSEnefoJkR0ltwF3OhSCoXQGRpEjuDGs7jiuNVLoooSk6sqWJyPfnUKa4CjzlI-EnRo/s1600/m%C3%A5rten.png" height="320" width="251" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/556497238814621697">https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/556497238814621697</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Which isn't a particularly impressive find when I also found <a href="https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/574437819764097024" target="_blank">two pics</a> of him wearing <a href="https://twitter.com/martennylen/status/570083338695938048" target="_blank">sport bras</a>. <strike>More men should definitely wear sport bras</strike>.<br />
<br />
Honestly, I think we all would like to see both Mårten and Adam take on the course, but somehow I get the feeling Mårten would do better of the two ...<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They have a certain sound, that reminds me of Lost for some reason, that they play a little too often for dramatic effect. It works great on the Warped Wall: it kinda loses its touch after we then hear it during the jump to the Salmon Ladder and pushing the finishing button and everything else. As Chriss put it: they could be playing the Thor soundtrack, but noooooooo.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
We get a flashback to Alexander Mellby's last performance:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAUbaFHvkhkSJ6sEhyphenhyphen1nSRQD6fboSunDxH8Nu6FE75geOsHRHcBIAlhb3_bre6-mCpeu43Eghm468OtTzTgX4p_K5-KK10YltDO0imuCibZBBmM1y6U1dMAdIP9nn1Gt7fEOTntH9X_Q2/s1600/superman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAUbaFHvkhkSJ6sEhyphenhyphen1nSRQD6fboSunDxH8Nu6FE75geOsHRHcBIAlhb3_bre6-mCpeu43Eghm468OtTzTgX4p_K5-KK10YltDO0imuCibZBBmM1y6U1dMAdIP9nn1Gt7fEOTntH9X_Q2/s1600/superman.png" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Chriss:</b> "SUPERMAN"<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVVGr9H-FT5wUV6OrhizFPtSX_WXwI69W37MjKNq9IK7Oe2LUqLDbwmWSnSClNHmb-R_CVzDYGBTD0nH61XAbP_fKPi31kt-oMwhmw0Lx05V3_VjqLQrlnASvrtWZmkNcqZXRf4d1NVka/s1600/superman_pink.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVVGr9H-FT5wUV6OrhizFPtSX_WXwI69W37MjKNq9IK7Oe2LUqLDbwmWSnSClNHmb-R_CVzDYGBTD0nH61XAbP_fKPi31kt-oMwhmw0Lx05V3_VjqLQrlnASvrtWZmkNcqZXRf4d1NVka/s1600/superman_pink.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Chriss:</b> "PINK SUPERMAN"<br />
<b>Ell:</b> "NICE."<br />
<b>Chriss:</b> "10/10 would recommend"<br />
<br />
That is an awesome tee. Where can I get one?<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKrvCuV1zfT8SvyGOsw5c7XWSg8DY4AaBP2-hDdKTE8nLdkrxVTolqwsKtC8v4XjyVbeHbheOfxj2UTXxZRUQKAhTMomNHIPxHhR5hfPPHbMKyY1AWGbZzpdI0IMX4ne1NFVfEHOGa9_w/s1600/kl%C3%A4ttrare.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKrvCuV1zfT8SvyGOsw5c7XWSg8DY4AaBP2-hDdKTE8nLdkrxVTolqwsKtC8v4XjyVbeHbheOfxj2UTXxZRUQKAhTMomNHIPxHhR5hfPPHbMKyY1AWGbZzpdI0IMX4ne1NFVfEHOGa9_w/s1600/kl%C3%A4ttrare.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Björn Strömberg finishes the course.<br />
<b>Mårten (commentator):</b> "As you can see, this guy has got a good grip: if he's holding onto something, he will not let it go. Typical of climbers."<br />
<b>Adam (commentator): </b>"Also typical of me, if I've got a bag of chips in my hand, I'll never let go!"<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Now we have the trio of coursins ... well, there were four of them to begin with, but one of them didn't make it past the first stage. And only one of them - Andreas Oscarsson - actually passed the second stage. Chriss kinda fell in love with him because of his "Harry Potter green" eyes.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEJ5GcHP90yDecbsZ_RJpy53POyJaGMQ1qtNAa-nhG868BkhtQinPFfgI956MKXHqdA4OCyxkaBpBA4X9swTZHnls6WfJHd2J3sMQnSaLo3Tptghg8Yt4W1m4dtueYUy4p-oUfSAXvk63/s1600/andreas_oscarsson.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEJ5GcHP90yDecbsZ_RJpy53POyJaGMQ1qtNAa-nhG868BkhtQinPFfgI956MKXHqdA4OCyxkaBpBA4X9swTZHnls6WfJHd2J3sMQnSaLo3Tptghg8Yt4W1m4dtueYUy4p-oUfSAXvk63/s1600/andreas_oscarsson.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Kanal5play.se</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b>Chriss:</b> "We watch it for the plot and so on."<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I know we talk a lot of shit about the Swedish Ninjas and how the course is too easy and blah, blah, but Patrik Hagelin displayed some true ninjas skills when he managed THIS fucking jump in the Arm Rings:</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cFs18Oat3Gyzc7IMXOJ5F_PwYU_oAppGLxxFqXSdE2jEGDg20_odWo6dzQu1-kfMNGp8oa2kyQCmhZ9i1I_u0gsaoDBaI51QSHkFjQxYv6VO9UCoh-FSeDhaXcWmnHn7LXKd-OTRVvAp/s1600/patrik_hagelin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cFs18Oat3Gyzc7IMXOJ5F_PwYU_oAppGLxxFqXSdE2jEGDg20_odWo6dzQu1-kfMNGp8oa2kyQCmhZ9i1I_u0gsaoDBaI51QSHkFjQxYv6VO9UCoh-FSeDhaXcWmnHn7LXKd-OTRVvAp/s1600/patrik_hagelin.png" height="178" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Source: Kanal5play.se</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Dude could probably pass first stage in Sasuke. That is a bold move, and but it paid off, because we've seen a few people fail when they try to get up on the last part of the rings, and he just fucking skipped it. Awesome.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Anja Hodann didn't make it. :( But she got the farthest of the women, so you go, Anja! Next year!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Mårten finished by saying something in Japanese, I don't know what, but Adam promptly informed us that it was spoken in "ninja language". No. Just. No. It's Japanese, for fuck sake, dude. You're always talking about how people "speak ninja" or "ninja language", and frankly I'm finding it a bit disrespectful. But what do I know? We're just speaking bork bork bork over here.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And we're done with the semis! The finals are supposedly split into three parts, resembling normal Sasuke a lot more, and while I'm sure it'll be confusing as hell, I'm totally psyched about seeing more obstacles. The first part, I think, is just the same fucking course all over again, but with the Unstable Bridge instead of the Arm Rings. Personally I think Unstable Bridge looks way easier, but maybe that's just me ...</div>
<br />
Until next time: sayonara ninja lovers!Ellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633183882046106769noreply@blogger.com0