Jessie Graff, a stuntwoman for the CBS series Supergirl, made American Ninja Warrior history Monday night on the Las Vegas course. Graff, 32, has become the first woman ever to complete Stage 1 of the national finals on NBC’s popular show, which has contestants competing as they make their way through a parkour course full of obstacles.
USA Today reports that Graff credits her Ninja Warrior focus on a blown-out knee. After she tore her ACL, TCL, and meniscus, she knew she was going to have to change focus on her workouts. That’s when she decided to set American Ninja Warrior as her goal, working at it for months to build up her strength again.
Stage 1 will continue next week, but Jessie Graff will be back to take on Stage 2 on September 12.
Check out her run (which she makes look so easy!):
Viewers Inspired by Jessie Graff’s Ninja Warrior Run
@JESSIEgraffPWR 's run on @ninjawarrior was AMAZING! Had me jumping & screaming in my living room cheering her on. #Superwoman #jessiegraff
— Kyrun (@kyrun49) August 30, 2016
#JessieGraff strong today
— Moni The Series (@MONI_FanPage) August 30, 2016
Holy crap! #JessieGraff !!! #ANW
— Dan Povenmire (@DanPovenmire) August 30, 2016
I want to be #JessieGraff when I grow up. Amazing skills & an excellent representative of the whole female race. Congrats, @JESSIEgraffPWR
— Rinacres (@Rinacres) August 30, 2016
Jessie Graff is amazing.
— The Mighty OCD (@MightyOCD) August 30, 2016
In all the coverage Jessie Graff is getting, a lot of the focus has been on her outfits as she wore a Wonder Woman outfit in her qualifying run and a Green Lantern outfit for the Stage 1 Finals. People are understandably upset that her wardrobe may be getting more focus than her talent and athleticism.
@BePrettyFit omg I don’t care what she’s wearing or what that show is, but those moves were 100% BADASS!! #JessieGraff
— Melissa Fehr (@fehrtrade) August 30, 2016
@marieclaire @amyschumer how about say her name and not just describe her clothes. Jessie Graff you rock!
— sarahmarian (@sarahmarian) August 30, 2016
Check out the September 12 episode of American Ninja Warrior on NBC to find out how Jessie Graff makes out with the Stage 2 course!
Source: USA Today