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 Saraiva at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games | |
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Full name |
Flavia Lopes Saraiva |
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Country represented |
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Born |
September 30, 1999 (age 15) |
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Years on National Team |
2013-present |
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Club |
Qualivida |
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Coach(es) |
Alexandre Carvalho, Juliana Fajardo |
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Current status |
Active - Junior elite |
Flavia Lopes Saraiva (born September 30 in Rio de Janeiro) is a junior elite Brazilian gymnast. Her best event is balance beam. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic Games Floor Exercise Champion and All-Around and Balance Beam silver medalist.
Junior Career
2013
Saraiva made her international debut in early 2013, when she placed tenth in the all-around at the Houston National Invitational. That December, she competed at the Gymnasiade in her home country, winning balance beam and floor exercise gold, team, and all-around silver, and placing sixth on uneven bars.
2014
In February 2014, she competed at the WOGA Classic, winning gold on beam, silver with the Brazilian team, and placing fifth in the all-around. In late March, she competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, winning all-around and floor exercise gold, team silver, and uneven bars and balance beam bronze. In August, she won the junior all-around at the Brazilian Nationals, as well as bronze on balance beam. Saravia was selected to replace an injured Rebeca Andrade at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. She won gold on floor exercise and silver in the all-around and on balance beam.
Saraiva becomes a senior elite gymnast in 2015. The new head coach of Brazil, Aleksandr Aleksandrov, has spoken highly of Brazil's juniors, saying they will play a big role in preparing the nation for the Rio Olympics.
Medal Count
| Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2013 | Houston National Invitational | 10 | |||||
| Brasilia Gymnasiade | 2nd | 2nd | 6 | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2014 | WOGA Classic | 2nd | 5 | 1st | |||
| Junior Pan American Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Brazilian National Championships | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| Nanjing Youth Olympic Games | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |