Gladiators: Australia vs Russia

Gladiators: Australia vs Russia was the first and only Gladiators Challenge series between Australia and Russia. The filming took place, late in 1995, at the conclusion of the third Australian series, but predominately featured contestants from the second Australian series.

Gladiators: Australia vs Russia
StarringKimberley Joseph and Mike Hammond
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkSeven Network

The series was a team event, in which two challengers from each country competed together, chasing which contestant competes in each event. There was only one team of Russian challengers, who competed in both heats.

Joe Lukowski broke the record on Hit & Run scoring 16 points. The previous record was 14 points, which he achieved in Australian series 2.

The series was aired in Australia in 1996 and was a tie with the Australian women and the Russian men winning respectively.[1]

Contenders
Contenders
Country Female Contenders Male Contenders
 Australia Charity Crosby (semi-finalist in series 2) &
Kathy McMorrow (runner-up in series 2)		 Joe Lukowski (runner-up in series 2) &
Shane Saltmarsh (winner of series 2)
Karen Trent (semi-finalist in series 2) &
Sue-Ann Woodwiss (new contestant)		 Wayne Neuendorf (lost in heat 1 of series 3) &
Dimitri Moskovich (new contestant)
 Russia Elena Eirikh and Larissa Toutchinskaya Vladimir Vassiliev and Yuri Volkov (represented Russia at International Gladiators 2)

Gladiators
Gladiators
Country Female Gladiators Male Gladiators
 Australia Flame, Glacier, Delta, Storm, Fury, Electra Vulcan, Condor, Tornado, Commando, Tower, Taipan, Hammer
 Russia Lynx, Comet Goliath, Dynamite, Titan, Viking

Shows
Episode Contest Original airdate Challengers (Female) Challengers (Male) Events
1 Heat 1 Kathy McMorrow & Charity Crosby (AUS) Vs Elena Eirikh & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS) Shane Saltmarsh & Joe Lukowski (AUS) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev & Yuri Volkov (RUS) Gauntlet, Hit & Run, Atlaspheres, Wall
2 Heat 2 Karen Trent & Sue-Ann Woodwiss (AUS) Vs Elena Eirikh & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS) Wayne Neuendorf & Dimitri Moskovich (AUS) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev & Yuri Volkov (RUS) Whiplash, Duel, Pursuit, Swingshot
3 Final Kathy McMorrow & Charity Crosby (AUS) Vs Elena Eirikh & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS) Shane Saltmarsh & Joe Lukowski (AUS) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev & Yuri Volkov (RUS) Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Powerball

Heat One

Challengers:

  • Charity Crosby & Kathy McMorrow (Australia) Vs Elena Eirikh and Larissa Toutchinskaya (Russia).
  • Joe Lukowski & Shane Saltmarsh (Australia) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev and Yuri Volkov (Russia)
Female
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 (Kathy) 10 (Larissa) Fury, Storm, Delta, Lynx, Flame
Hit & Run 12 (Charity) 6 (Elena) Lynx, Electra, Glacier, Storm
Atlaspheres 4 (Charity) 4 (Larissa) Lynx & Flame
Wall 10 (Kathy) 0 (Larissa) Lynx & Fury
TOTAL 31 20
Male
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 (Joe) 10 (Vladimir) Goliath, Titan, Viking, Vulcan & Dynamite
Condor, Tornado, Commando, Dynamite & Tower
Hit & Run 16 (Joe) 4 (Vladimir) Viking, Goliath, Commando & Taipan
Atlaspheres 0 (Shane) 2 (Yuri) Dynamite & Condor
Wall 10 (Joe) 0 (Yuri) Goliath & Hammer
TOTAL 26 16

Eliminator

  • Female 5.5 second head start for Australia.

Kathy ran the eliminator in a time of 1.13. Elena ran the eliminator in a time of 1.45

  • Male: 5 second head start for Australia

Shane ran the eliminator in a time of 1.13. Vladimir ran the eliminator in a time of 1.31.

Winners: Women  Australia & Men  Australia

Heat Two

Challengers:

  • Karen Trent & Sue-Ann Woodwiss (Australia) Vs Elena Eirikh and Larissa Toutchinskaya (Russia)
  • Wayne Neuendorf & Dimitri Moskovich (Australia) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev and Yuri Volkov (Russia)
Female
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Whiplash 0 (Sue-Ann) 0 (Larissa) Comet & Flame
Duel 0 (Sue-Ann) 5 (Larissa) Comet & Glacier
Pursuit 0 (Karen) 0 (Elena) Lynx & Delta
Swing Shot 1 (Karen) 0 (Elena) Lynx & Storm
TOTAL 1 5
Male
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Whiplash 0 (Dimitri) 0 (Vladimir) Goliath & Tower
Duel 0 (Dimitri) 0 (Yuri) Dynamite & Vulcan
Pursuit 0 (Wayne) 0 (Vladimir) Viking & Condor
Swing Shot 1 (Wayne) 2 (Yuri) Titan & Taipan
TOTAL 1 2

Eliminator

  • Female 2 second head start for Russia

Karen ran the eliminator in a time of 1.41. Larissa ran the eliminator in a time of 1.22

  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Russia

Wayne ran the eliminator in a time of 1.16. Vladimir ran the eliminator in a time of 1.01.

Winners: Women  Russia & Men  Russia

Grand Final

Challengers:

  • Charity Crosby & Kathy McMorrow (Australia) Vs Elena Eirika and Larissa Toutchinskaya (Russia)
  • Joe Lukowski & Shane Saltmarsh (Australia) Vs Vladimir Vassiliev and Yuri Volkov (Russia)
Female
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Pyramid 0 (Charity) 0 (Larissa) Comet & Delta
Hang Tough 5 (Charity) 0 (Elena) Lynx & Fury
Suspension Bridge 5 (Kathy) 5 (Larissa) Comet & Flame
Powerball 8 (Kathy) 0 (Elena) Lynx, Storm & Glacier
TOTAL 18 5
Male
Event  Australia  Russia Gladiators
Pyramid 0 (Shane) 0 (Vladimir) Goliath & Hammer
Hang Tough 5 (Joe) 0 (Yuri) Viking & Taipan
Suspension Bridge 0 (Shane) 0 (Yuri) Dynamite & Vulcan
Powerball 6 (Shane) 10 (Vladimir) Goliath, Tower & Titan
TOTAL 11 10

Eliminator

  • Female 6.5 second head start for Australia

Charity ran the eliminator in a time of 1.17. Larissa ran the eliminator in a time of 1.40.

  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Australia

Joe ran the eliminator in a time of 1.24. Vladimir ran the eliminator in a time of 1.02. Vladimir

Winners: Women  Australia & Men  Russia.

References
  1. "Russian Gladiators". Gladiators TV. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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