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On November 2 at 17:00, STS will welcome back the country’s largest sports and entertainment show — “Superninja”. 175 competitors from 20 countries will vie for victory and a 5 million‑ruble prize, including ninja sports legend and first‑season winner Yuri Prokudin.
In the previous season, the “Superninja” title went to Ole Janek from Berlin, who faced off against French competitor Clemo Gravier in the final. To return the podium to Russian athletes, the show’s creators decided to stage a rematch and invite Yuri Prokudin — world champion, two‑time European champion, and Russian champion in obstacle racing.
“This season features many strong foreign competitors, but also top Russian climbers, including new faces, so I’m confident we’ll put up a worthy fight. After all, we need to compete for the title and show that it’s not just foreigners who can take it — this shouldn’t happen again,” says Prokudin.
Yuri adds that the course has become even more difficult and spectacular. This season, one of the show’s most challenging obstacles, the counter‑motion, now opens the qualifying round, and in the final, athletes will face a pool divided into three sections.
“The obstacles have become incredibly difficult. It feels like we were just warming up for the first three seasons, and now all the creativity has been poured into the fourth. This isn’t a ninja course — it’s some kind of powerful ‘Frankenstein’,” admits one of the hosts, Dmitry Maslennikov.
Joining the vlogger this season are Valeria Astapova, star of the series “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears. It’s Just Beginning”, and Vasily Artemyev, Russia’s best rugby player in 2015 and 2018, who has played for CSKA, as well as English and Irish clubs.
“I was curious about what would come next. It seemed like we’d already filmed everything, met all the great athletes in our country and beyond — what else could surprise the audience? But before, I only saw tears from Russian athletes, and now those tears have gone beyond Russia’s borders. It’s breathtaking, it can’t fail to impress. I’m proud of what we’re doing — such a large‑scale sports endeavor,” shares Valeria.
As tradition, the course was assembled in Mineralnye Vody, where heroes from around the world arrived. Beyond conquering the toughest obstacle course and the 5 million‑ruble grand prize, this time additional incentives will motivate competitors: 50,000 rubles for fully completing the qualifying course, and 100,000 rubles for reaching the final.
Among the new season’s competitors are athletes from 76 Russian cities, as well as from the USA, Canada, China, South Korea, France, Germany, Spain, UAE, India, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and other countries.
“This is one of the most difficult ninja shows in the entire world. I watched last season and was stunned by how hard it is to even pass the qualifying round. And I’ve participated in the Ninja Warrior project five times in Germany, as well as world championships in America, and competed in France, Switzerland, Austria, and other countries — so I have something to compare it to,” says German competitor Frank Schmidpiter.
Canadian competitor Aaron Mangat was impressed not only by the scale but also by the local athletes. “I’ve never been to a competition in Russia, and you know, the participants here look like superhumans with some special sports aura,” he admits. “I’ve competed in Ninja Warrior before, but when I saw the “Superninja” course, I realized this is a completely different spectacle and obstacles I’ve never tried before.”
Unlike the Canadian athlete, American competitor Kevin Carbon is no stranger to the Russian show. “Last year, I stopped one step away from the superfinal, although I felt I could have done more and advanced further,” shares the athlete, who even concealed a finger injury to compete. “This season’s course might become my favorite — I’ve never seen such unique obstacle elements.”
In the previous season, the “Superninja” title went to Ole Janek from Berlin, who faced off against French competitor Clemo Gravier in the final. To return the podium to Russian athletes, the show’s creators decided to stage a rematch and invite Yuri Prokudin — world champion, two‑time European champion, and Russian champion in obstacle racing.
“This season features many strong foreign competitors, but also top Russian climbers, including new faces, so I’m confident we’ll put up a worthy fight. After all, we need to compete for the title and show that it’s not just foreigners who can take it — this shouldn’t happen again,” says Prokudin.
Yuri adds that the course has become even more difficult and spectacular. This season, one of the show’s most challenging obstacles, the counter‑motion, now opens the qualifying round, and in the final, athletes will face a pool divided into three sections.
“The obstacles have become incredibly difficult. It feels like we were just warming up for the first three seasons, and now all the creativity has been poured into the fourth. This isn’t a ninja course — it’s some kind of powerful ‘Frankenstein’,” admits one of the hosts, Dmitry Maslennikov.
Joining the vlogger this season are Valeria Astapova, star of the series “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears. It’s Just Beginning”, and Vasily Artemyev, Russia’s best rugby player in 2015 and 2018, who has played for CSKA, as well as English and Irish clubs.
“I was curious about what would come next. It seemed like we’d already filmed everything, met all the great athletes in our country and beyond — what else could surprise the audience? But before, I only saw tears from Russian athletes, and now those tears have gone beyond Russia’s borders. It’s breathtaking, it can’t fail to impress. I’m proud of what we’re doing — such a large‑scale sports endeavor,” shares Valeria.
As tradition, the course was assembled in Mineralnye Vody, where heroes from around the world arrived. Beyond conquering the toughest obstacle course and the 5 million‑ruble grand prize, this time additional incentives will motivate competitors: 50,000 rubles for fully completing the qualifying course, and 100,000 rubles for reaching the final.
Among the new season’s competitors are athletes from 76 Russian cities, as well as from the USA, Canada, China, South Korea, France, Germany, Spain, UAE, India, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and other countries.
“This is one of the most difficult ninja shows in the entire world. I watched last season and was stunned by how hard it is to even pass the qualifying round. And I’ve participated in the Ninja Warrior project five times in Germany, as well as world championships in America, and competed in France, Switzerland, Austria, and other countries — so I have something to compare it to,” says German competitor Frank Schmidpiter.
Canadian competitor Aaron Mangat was impressed not only by the scale but also by the local athletes. “I’ve never been to a competition in Russia, and you know, the participants here look like superhumans with some special sports aura,” he admits. “I’ve competed in Ninja Warrior before, but when I saw the “Superninja” course, I realized this is a completely different spectacle and obstacles I’ve never tried before.”
Unlike the Canadian athlete, American competitor Kevin Carbon is no stranger to the Russian show. “Last year, I stopped one step away from the superfinal, although I felt I could have done more and advanced further,” shares the athlete, who even concealed a finger injury to compete. “This season’s course might become my favorite — I’ve never seen such unique obstacle elements.”