Warning: spoilers ahead for the Season 17 finale of American Ninja Warrior, available streaming next day via a Peacock ...

"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 ...

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 ...