International Gladiators 1

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International Gladiators 1
Season 1
StarringMike Adamle
John Fashanu
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkITV (UK)
Syndication (USA)
MTV3 (Finland)
RTR 2 (Russia)
Original release7 January (1995-01-07) –
18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)
Season chronology

International Gladiators 1 was the first international competition of the Gladiators franchise, consisting of seven episodes. Held at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, the competition pitted contenders and Gladiators from the United States (American Gladiators), the United Kingdom (Gladiators), Finland (Gladiaattorit) and Russia, who did not have a domestic series at the time of production, against one another.

This was the final series in the Gladiators franchise to star British Gladiators Scorpio (Nikki Diamond) and Shadow (Jefferson King). Diamond retired at the end of the series, while King was fired after having been discovered to have taken steroids. Following the serious injury to Panther (Helen O'Reilly) during the third British domestic series, Tilt was dropped for this series. Neither Atlaspheres nor Danger Zone appeared in this series either, for reasons undisclosed. Joust made only its second appearance during any competition during the 1995 season, after only appearing once during the third British domestic series. Eunice Huthart and Wesley Berry emerged as the eventual winners of the series. Ulrika Jonsson did not appear in this series due to her pregnancy. American Gladiators host Mike Adamle traveled from the USA to fill in after he joined Jonsson and John Fashanu in co-hosting the "Celebrity Challenge" special.

Contenders[edit]

Contenders
Country Female Contenders Male Contenders
United Kingdom Eunice Huthart (UK series 3 winner)
Jean Klenk (UK series 2 winner) 		Phil Norman (UK series 2 winner)
Paul Field (UK series 3 winner)
United States Adrienne Sullivan (Season 6 American Gladiators winner)
Kim Tyler (Season 5 American Gladiators runner-up) 		Wesley Berry (Season 5 American Gladiators winner)
Kyler Storm (Season 6 American Gladiators winner)
Finland Pirjo Laitila (Finnish series 2 winner)
Riikka Hartikainen (Finnish series 3 runner-up) 		Jarmo Jousisto (Finnish series 2 runner-up)
Tommi Vuoristo (Finnish series 3 winner)
Russia Olga Duodnik
Lena Girasimova 		Stass Shastak
Andrei Akulov

Gladiators[edit]

Gladiators
Country Female Gladiators Male Gladiators
United Kingdom Falcon, Jet, Lightning, Nightshade, Panther, Scorpio, Zodiac Cobra, Hunter, Saracen, Shadow, Trojan, Warrior, Wolf
United States Ice, Jazz, Sky Hawk, Nitro, Sabre
Finland Flash Terminator
Russia Spartak, Dynamite

Episodes[edit]

Episode Title Original airdate
1"Heat 1:Pirjo Laitila vs. Jean Klenk / Andrei Akulov vs. Wesley Berry"7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) (UK)[1]

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Spartak, Terminator
Pirjo 2 - 4 Jean / Andrei 6 - 12 Wesley

  • Event 2 - The Wall

Scorpio, Flash / Nitro, Cobra
Pirjo 2 - 14 Jean / Andrei 16 - 12 Wesley

  • Event 3 - Pole-Axe

Nightshade / Hunter
Pirjo 2 - 14 Jean / Andrei 16 - 12 Wesley

  • Event 4 - Hang Tough

Ice / Terminator
Pirjo 2 - 14 Jean / Andrei 16 - 12 Wesley

  • Event 5 - Suspension Bridge

Jazz / Dynamite
Pirjo 2 - 14 Jean / Andrei 16 - 22 Wesley

  • Eliminator

Pirjo WINNER - LOSER Jean / Andrei LOSER - WINNER Wesley

2"Heat 2: Lena Girasimova vs. Kim Tyler / Jarmo Jousisto vs. Phil Norman"14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) (UK)[2]

  • Event 1 - Gauntlet

Jazz, Falcon, Ice, Flash, Zodiac / Dynamite, Terminator, Warrior, Spartak, Nitro
Lena 0 - 5 Kim / Jarmo 5 - 10 Phil

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Jazz, Zodiac / Wolf, Nitro
Lena 0 - 15 Kim / Jarmo 10 - 20 Phil

  • Event 3 - Pyramid

Jazz, Falcon / Wolf, Terminator
Lena 0 - 15 Kim / Jarmo 10 - 30 Phil

  • Event 4 - Powerball

Falcon, Flash, Ice / Dynamite, Hawk, Warrior
Lena 4 - 23 Kim / Jarmo 14 - 36 Phil

  • Event 5 - Duel

Flash / Hawk
Lena 9 - 28 Kim / Jarmo 14 - 46 Phil

  • Eliminator

Lena LOSER - WINNER Kim / Jarmo LOSER - WINNER Phil

3"Heat 3: Olga Duodnik vs. Eunice Huthart / Tommi Vuoristo vs. Kyler Storm"21 January 1995 (1995-01-21) (UK)[3]

  • Event 1 - Skytrak

Lightning, Jazz / Nitro, Saracen
Olga 0 - 0 Eunice / Tommi 5 - 10 Kyler

  • Event 2 - Powerball

Jazz, Panther, Sky / Dynamite, Terminator, Trojan
Olga 8 - 4 Eunice / Tommi 9 - 17 Kyler

  • Event 3 - Swingshot

Lightning, Sky / Nitro, Wolf
Olga 9 - 12 Eunice / Tommi 13 - 34 Kyler

  • Event 4 - Hit & Run

Flash & Jazz, Panther & Sky / Spartak & Trojan, Dynamite & Hawk
Olga 15 - 22 Eunice / Tommi 17 - 44 Kyler

  • Event 5 - Joust

Flash / Trojan
Olga 20 - 27 Eunice / Tommi 17 - 44 Kyler

  • Eliminator

Olga LOSER - WINNER Eunice / Tommi LOSER - WINNER Kyler

4"Heat 4: Riikka Hartikainen vs. Adriene Sullivan / Stass Shostak vs. Paul Field"28 January 1995 (1995-01-28) (UK)[4]

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Flash, Nightshade, Sky / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Riikka 3 - 10 Adriene / Stass 0 - 10 Paul

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Ice, Jet / Wolf, Hawk
Riikka 8 - 20 Adriene / Stass 5 - 20 Paul

  • Event 3 - Pyramid

Sky, Flash / Shadow, Dynamite
Riikka 8 - 30 Adriene / Stass 15 - 20 Paul

  • Event 4 - Hang Tough

Jet / Terminator
Riikka 8 - 35 Adriene / Stass 15 - 25 Paul

  • Event 5 - Duel

Nightshade / Sabre
Riikka 8 - 45 Adriene / Stass 20 - 25 Paul

  • Eliminator

Riikka LOSER - WINNER Adriene / Stass LOSER - WINNER Paul

5"Semi-final 1: Pirjo Laitila vs. Kim Tyler / Phil Norman vs. Wesley Berry"4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) (UK)[5]

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Flash, Jet, Sky / Hunter, Sabre, Spartak
Pirjo 4 - 10 Kim / Phil 10 - 4 Wesley

  • Event 2 - Pole-Axe

Nightshade / Hunter
Pirjo 4 - 10 Kim / Phil 10 - 4 Wesley

  • Event 3 - Swingshot

Ice, Lightning / Nitro, Wolf
Pirjo 7 - 19 Kim / Phil 18 - 14 Wesley

  • Event 4 - Hang Tough

Lightning / Terminator
Pirjo 12 - 19 Kim / Phil 28 - 24 Wesley

  • Event 5 - Duel

Nightshade / Dynamite
Pirjo 12 - 24 Kim / Phil 28 - 24 Wesley

  • Eliminator

Pirjo LOSER - WINNER Kim / Phil LOSER - WINNER Wesley

6"Semi-final 2: Eunice Huthart vs. Adriene Sullivan / Paul Field vs. Kyler Storm"11 February 1995 (1995-02-11) (UK)[6]

  • Event 1 - The Wall

Sky, Jet / Terminator, Shadow
Eunice 10 - 0 Adriene / Paul 5 - 10 Kyler

  • Event 2 - Powerball

Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Eunice 15 - 4 Adriene / Paul 13 - 14 Kyler

  • Event 3 - Pyramid

Sky, Jet / Nitro, Wolf
Eunice 15 - 4 Adriene / Paul 18 - 24 Kyler

  • Event 4 - Hang Tough

Jet / Terminator
Eunice 20 - 4 Adriene / Paul 28 - 24 Kyler

  • Event 5 - Suspension Bridge

Jazz / Dynamite
Eunice 20 - 14 Adriene / Paul 28 - 24 Kyler

  • Eliminator

Eunice WINNER - LOSER Adriene / Paul WINNER - LOSER Kyler

7"Grand Final: Eunice Huthart vs. Kim Tyler / Paul Field vs. Wesley Berry"18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) (UK)[7]

  • Event 1 - Skytrak

Jazz, Lightning / Sabre, Wolf
Eunice 10 - 5 Kim / Paul 5 - 10 Wesley

  • Event 2 - Gauntlet

Ice, Lightning, Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Trojan, Terminator, Hawk, Saracen
Eunice 15 - 10 Kim / Paul 15 - 20 Wesley

  • Event 3 - The Wall

Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter
Eunice 15 - 10 Kim / Paul 25 - 20 Wesley

  • Event 4 - Powerball

Flash, Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter, Spartak
Eunice 17 - 12 Kim / Paul 33 - 36 Wesley

  • Event 5 - Duel

Flash / Dynamite
Eunice 22 - 17 Kim / Paul 43 - 46 Wesley

  • Eliminator

Eunice WINNER - LOSER Kim / Paul LOSER - WINNER Wesley

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 1)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 2)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 3)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 4)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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