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It was announced back in July that American Ninja Warriors Drew Drechsel and Jessie Graff were invited to compete on the 20th anniversary of Sasuke.
Finally, we know how Drew and Jessie did during the iconic competition! The episode aired on October 8 in Japan. It was Drew’s fifth time on the show, but it was Jessie’s first. And, oh wow, did she deliver!
Jessie made American Ninja Warrior history by becoming the first woman to defeat Stage One of the National Finals. She also defeated Stage Two during ‘USA vs the World.’ Now, she’s also in a Sasuke history books.
Jessie made it farther than any other woman during the show’s 34 seasons. Watch all her runs below. They’re incredibly impressive!
On Stage One, Jessie beat the course with 14 seconds left on the clock. The only other time a woman completed Stage One of Sasuke was back in Sasuke 2, by Tanabe Chie.
"SASUKE 2017 Autumn" Jessie Graff's 1st Stage run full version...Jessie Graff, who made sensation last year for becoming the 1st female competitor to complete the 1st Stage of Las Vegas Final, challenged SASUKE’s original Mt. Midoriyama course for the very first time. Here is her 1st Stage ‘full version’ run in the 20th Year Special “SASUKE 2017 Autumn” (Season 34) with English subtitles! 『SASUKE』の20周年記念大会『SASUKE 2017秋』に、アメリカ現地制作版“American Ninja Warrior”で、昨年、ラスベガス決勝第1ステージを女性選手で初めてクリアし世界的にも話題騒然となったJessie Graff選手が参加。『SASUKE』でも驚愕のパフォーマンスで旋風を巻き起こしました。彼女の第1ステージの滑走の模様を「ノーカット」版でどうぞ（英語字幕付）。 Related video: Jessie Graff pre-contest interview: https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH 関連ビデオ： Jessie Graff 競技前インタビュー： https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH #SASUKE #JessieGraff #NinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarrior #ANW #TeamNinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarriorExperience #SBNation #NBC #Esquire #AmericanNinjaWarriorNation #TBS #MtMidoriyama #tv #television #USA #Japan #format #program #programcatalog #sports #entertainment #news #スポーツ #エンタテインメント #海外展開 #海外番販 #海外事業 #フォーマット #輸出 #コンテンツ
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100 Ninjas attempted the first stage and 24 moved on to Stage Two. On this stage, Jessie even had to swim through an obstacle, something we’ve never seen on American Ninja Warrior. When she hit the buzzer, she became the ONLY female competitor to complete this stage of Sasuke.
"SASUKE 2017 Autumn" Jessie Graff's 2nd Stage run full version...Jessie Graff, who made sensation last year for becoming the 1st female competitor to complete the 1st Stage of Las Vegas Final, challenged SASUKE’s original Mt. Midoriyama course for the very first time. She became the 2nd female competitor to clear the 1st Stage of SASUKE (the 1st after ’Warped Wall’ was introduced). After clearing the 1st Stage, here is her epoch making 2nd Stage ‘full version’ run in the 20th Year Special “SASUKE 2017 Autumn” (Season 34) with English subtitles! 『SASUKE』の20周年記念大会『SASUKE 2017秋』に、アメリカ現地制作版“American Ninja Warrior”で、昨年、ラスベガス決勝第1ステージを女性選手で初めてクリアし世界的にも話題騒然となったJessie Graff選手が参加。『SASUKE』でも驚愕のパフォーマンスで旋風を巻き起こしました。第1ステージをクリアした2人目（「そりたつ壁」導入後は初）の女性選手となった、彼女の第2ステージの滑走の模様を「ノーカット」版でどうぞ（英語字幕付）。 Related video: Jessie Graff 1st Stage run: https://t.co/K4ODXz7SJ9 Jessie Graff pre-contest interview: https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH 関連ビデオ： Jessie Graff 第1ステージ：https://t.co/K4ODXz7SJ9 Jessie Graff 競技前インタビュー： https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH #SASUKE #JessieGraff #NinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarrior #ANW #TeamNinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarriorExperience #SBNation #NBC #Esquire #AmericanNinjaWarriorNation #TBS #MtMidoriyama #tv #television #USA #Japan #format #program #programcatalog #sports #entertainment #news #スポーツ #エンタテインメント #海外展開 #海外番販 #海外事業 #フォーマット #輸出 #コンテンツ
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Jessie was one of only nine competitiors to advance to Stage Three. On the Sidewinder, Jessie showed off her lower body strength. She gave her arms a rest by clinging to the obstacle with just her legs. Finally, it was the first transition on the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger that ended her run.
"SASUKE 2017 Autumn" Jessie Graff's 3rd Stage run full version...Wow! It's epic! Jessie Graff made history! In the 20th Year Special “SASUKE 2017 Autumn” (Season 34), Jessie Graff, who made sensation last year for becoming the 1st female competitor to complete the 1st Stage of Las Vegas Final, challenged SASUKE’s original Mt. Midoriyama course for the very first time and became the 1st female competitor ever to clear the 2nd Stage. Now, she is challenging the 3rd Stage and had done no other competitor in the past had done. Here is her amazing 3rd Stage ‘full version’ run with English subtitles! 『SASUKE』の20周年記念大会『SASUKE 2017秋』に、アメリカ現地制作版“American Ninja Warrior”で、昨年、ラスベガス決勝第1ステージを女性選手で初めてクリアし世界的にも話題騒然となったJessie Graff選手が参加。『SASUKE』でも驚愕のパフォーマンスで旋風を巻き起こしました。女性選手として史上初めて第2ステージをクリアし、第3ステージでも、どの男性選手もやった事がない驚愕のパフォーマンスを見せた彼女の滑走を「ノーカット」版でどうぞ（英語字幕付）。 Related video: Jessie Graff 1st Stage run: https://t.co/K4ODXz7SJ9 Jessie Graff 2nd Stage run: http://ow.ly/nX4t30fJ50J Jessie Graff pre-contest interview: https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH 関連ビデオ： Jessie Graff 第1ステージ：https://t.co/K4ODXz7SJ9 Jessie Graff 第2ステージ：http://ow.ly/nX4t30fJ50J Jessie Graff 競技前インタビュー：https://t.co/4DExeuQXWH #SASUKE #JessieGraff #NinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarrior #ANW #TeamNinjaWarrior #AmericanNinjaWarriorExperience #SBNation #NBC #Esquire #AmericanNinjaWarriorNation #TBS #MtMidoriyama #tv #television #USA #Japan #format #program #programcatalog #sports #entertainment #news #スポーツ #エンタテインメント #海外展開 #海外番販 #海外事業 #フォーマット #輸出 #コンテンツ
Posted by TBS International Program Sales on Sunday, October 8, 2017
Sasuke legend Makoto Nagano provided commentary at the end of Jessie’s run, calling her the “complete package.” Once again, Jessie has proven she doesn’t believe in barriers.