As Kai Beckstrand fell to the stage, the first one to reach him, to hug him and cheer him on in his victory was his toughest ...

NBC is the place to be in the summer for competition TV shows, and American Ninja Warrior just wrapped Season 17 as the fall ...

Season 17, which aired over the summer of 2025 from June 2 to August 25 on NBC, proved one of the reality competition’s most exciting showdowns yet. Things wrapped up with a spectacular finish on ...

Kai and Luke Beckstrand have been some of the speediest ninjas all season long, but so far, they haven’t had to directly race ...

American Ninja Warrior Season 17 winner Kai Beckstrand reveals how brother Luke shook him more than rival Noah, making the finale nerve-wracking.

Based in Utah, the Beckstrand family has long been a staple in the ninja community. When Kai Beckstrand isn’t working as a ...

American Ninja Warrior kicked off the Season 17 Finals in Las Vegas, setting aside any pretense of niceties with its new head-to-head style format, pairing ninjas up against each other instead of runn ...

"I never would have thought as a 7-year-old watching the TV show that I would one day be the champion," the Season 17 winner said.

Although Luke Beckstrand, a teen from St. George, Utah, was a No. 1 seed going into the finals of “American Ninja Warrior,” he quickly found himself on the brink of elimination. Sixty ninjas — ...

Kai Beckstrand was one of the ones to fear on “American Ninja Warrior” this season. Competing against fellow ninjas across the country on challenging obstacle courses that tested everything ...

When St. George part-time firefighter Kai Beckstrand was handed the “American Ninja Warrior” championship trophy, the 19-year ...

Kai Beckstrand competes against Kaden Lebsack Beckstrand is fast, but 17-year-old Kaden Lebsack has been the “Last Ninja Standing” two seasons in a row now. While “American Ninja Warrior ...