It was Letícia Costa's turn to show the world her potential. The CRFlamengo gymnast secured her place at the Youth Olympics in July 2010 after shining at the Pan American Youth Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held from November 3rd to 8th in Aracaju, Sergipe. Costa finished 11th in the Pan American Games with 9 points.

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One of the biggest revelations in the Olympic sport and recently integrated into the main Brazilian team, Letícia trains daily under the command of coaches Ricardo Pereira and Viviane Cardoso, also coach of the women's team that competed in Aracaju.

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Brazil, which scored 154.250 points and finished third, was represented by gymnasts Letícia Costa, Anna Caroline Cardoso, Harumi de Freitas, and Nadhine Ourives. With their results, Brazil qualified for the Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in July 2010 in Singapore. The other five spots went to the United States, Guatemala, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina.

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Results obtained by Letícia at the Junior Pan American Games:

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Jump: 14.250
Bars: 12.350
Beam: 12.300
Solo: 12.750