Lorin Ball

**Lorin Ball** is a breakdancer who first competed in American Ninja Challenge 2, but his video didn't make the top 6.

In the first season of American Ninja Warrior, his run was cut, but according to Ball himself, he failed the Pipe Slider.

Ball then competed in American Ninja Warrior 2. His run was digested, but it shown that he blazed through the course and placed 26th overall in the qualifier, moving on to the semi-finals. But in the semi-finals, he was one of many competitors to fall on the Salmon Ladder, as he was shot forward by the trampoline leading up to the obstacle and fell into the water, humorously swearing upon being vaulted. He did not advance to Boot Camp, barely missing out by placing 16th overall.

He returned in American Ninja Warrior 3 and he finished the qualifier in 1:36, but his time was too slow and wasn’t enough to make the Top 30.

## American Ninja Warrior 4

Lorin then competed in American Ninja Warrior 4 and he went much faster than last time, clearing the qualifier in just over one minute which was good enough for 5th place. In the Semi-Finals, Ball got revenge on the Salmon Ladder that took him out two competitions ago and he finished the course, earning him a spot in Las Vegas. In Vegas, Ball managed to clear Stage One with the second fastest time only behind Derek Nakamoto, but in Stage Two, Ball failed on the Double Salmon Ladder ending his run early.

## American Ninja Warrior 5

He returned in American Ninja Warrior 5 in Denver clearing the qualifier in 6th place. In the Semi-Finals he failed the Floating Stairs but was good enough for 11th place. In Las Vegas, he clear the Stage One with the second fastest time behind Elet Hall. This time he cleared the Double Salmon Ladder, but he failed on the Unstable Bridge in Stage Two.

## American Ninja Warrior 6

He returned in American Ninja Warrior 6 and competed in Denver and blew through the course, he then ended up clearing with 1:04.27.  In the Denver Finals course, he cleared the first 6 obstacles at a fast pace, however he had trouble on the Salmon Ladder and failed it again. In Las Vegas, he return as a wildcard. He cleared Stage One with 0:35.29 left on the clock making him clear Stage One for the third straight year. Also, this was the second straight year he cleared with the second-fastest time behind Elet Hall. On Stage Two, however, Lorin struggled with the Rope Jungle, despite seeing so many other competitors attempt it. It took him over a minute to complete it. Due to fatigue, his arms gave out on the Double Salmon Ladder causing him to fail. This is the third straight year that Lorin has failed Stage Two.

## American Ninja Warrior 7

In American Ninja Warrior 7, Lorin blew away Kansas City qualifiers in under a minute with the time of 58 seconds. Lorin than arrived at the finals and making it all the way to the Body Prop which took out a bunch of veterans including Brian Arnold an Isaac Caldiero. Lorin had a fast time that guaranteed himself a spot In Vegas. However, he suffered an injury before the Las Vegas FInals took place, and he had to be replaced. His replacement was Michael Stanger, who took 16th place during Kansas City finals.

## American Ninja Warrior 8

In American Ninja Warrior 8, Lorin competed in the Indianapolis region, where in Qualifiers he once again cleared with the fastest time of the night. However, things did not go as well for him in the city finals as he was quickly and shockingly eliminated by the Rolling Log, and did not advance to Las Vegas as he felt disappointed.

## American Ninja Warrior 9

In American Ninja Warrior 9, Lorin competed in the Denver Qualifying and once again finished the qualifying course with the fastest time. Unlike previous seasons, Lorin managed to defeat the Salmon Ladder as well as The Wedge that took out the majority of the competitors that night. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to defeat the new obstacle, Ninjago Roll. He still finished second overall and punched his ticket to Vegas.

In the National Finals, Lorin cleared the first two obstacles with finesse. On the Double Dipper, however, Lorin had issues on how to grip the bar. He decided to use the cross-grip technique but that backfired as he lost his grip right after the transition to the second bar, making his first time failing at Stage One.

## American Ninja Warrior 10

Lorin returned for his tenth season, this time in Indianapolis again. His run was all cut, but his season shockingly ended on Cannonball Drop, marking the first time he failed a qualifying course since season 1.

It was later revealed on YouTube that he got disqualified when he tapped the truss at the end. As such, Ball had attempted the Wheel Flip, but was ordered to drop because the truss counted as a disqualification.

## American Ninja Warrior 11

After an unexpected early exit last season, Ball competed in Tacoma where he cleared the course with the 4th fastest time. Though he later failed the Floating Monkey Bars in the city finals, he guaranteed a return trip to Las Vegas by placing 4th again. In the national finals, he cut it close, but he finished with a mere 4.73 seconds remaining, making it the first time in 4 years that he completed Stage One. In Stage Two, he looked great in the first obstacles even though he had to get another swing on the rope on the Giant Walk the Plank but he failed on Swing Surfer when he failed to grab the ledges on the wall and slid down until he couldn't grab a single one. This is his best performance to date.

## American Ninja Warrior 12

Ball competed on the downsized American Ninja Warrior 12. His qualifier run was digested, but it was shown he fell on the Ferris Wheel, clocking in just fast enough to place 12th. His semi-final's fun was also digested, but he was shown to fail on Burn Rubber, eliminating him.

## American Ninja Warrior 14

After not getting the call to compete in the previous season (ending his perfect streak), Lorin returned to compete in the first qualifying episode. His run was digested, but it was shown he once again fell on the fifth obstacle, Salmon Roll, and his time to the obstacle was good enough to place 16th. Lorin competed in the fourth and last semifinals episode. His run there was also digested, but he put up one of the best runs in his long ninja career. He took a little break after clearing the fifth obstacle, Kaleidoscope and was the first competitor who got past the Diving Boards at Split Decision. He ended up hitting his first buzzer in three seasons and also his first buzzer on a semifinals course in 10 years. He placed 5th overall, earning his sixth trip to the national finals. His run at the national finals was also digested, but he moved through the course in a slow pace. As such, he tried to go for The High Road and he ended up falling on the Dipping Birds, making it just the second time that he failed on the first stage, ending his season.