Gladiators: Australia vs Russia

Gladiators: Australia vs Russia
Starring	Kimberley Joseph and Mike Hammond
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	Seven Network

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 predominantly featured contestants from the second Australian series.

The series was a team event, in which two challengers from each country competed together, changing 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.

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.

Winners: Women Australia & Men Russia.