Jesolo Preview: Barbosa And Saraiva Lead Team Brazil

Olympic gymnasts Jade Barbosa and Flavia Saraiva headline the Brazilian team competing at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy.

Apr 11, 2018 by Amanda Wijangco

Jesolo Preview: Barbosa And Saraiva Lead Team Brazil

While international gymnastics meets brings together countries from all over the world, only one South American nation will be represented at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy. Brazil is sending a senior and junior team to compete in Italy, headlined by Olympians Jade Barbosa and Flavia Saraiva.

Joining Barbosa and Saraiva on the senior squad are Carolyne Pedro and Luiza Domingues. Representing Brazil in the junior competition are Luiza Helena Silva, Ana Luiza Lima, Julia Soares, and Camila Siqueira.

Read more about the Brazilian team, and catch the competition LIVE on FloGymnastics on April 14-15.

The Experienced Olympians | Jade Barbosa & Flavia Saraiva

Jade Barbosa

The two-time Olympian is best known for her vaulting prowess, as she is a world championship medalist on the event. Her power is also a great asset for her on floor exercise, but she is a good all-around gymnast for Brazil who is capable of putting up valuable scores on all four events.

Notable Medals

2005 Pan American Championships: Team Silver
2007 World Championships: All-Around Bronze, Vault Bronze
2007 Pan American Games: Team Silver, Vault Gold, Floor Bronze

Notable Skills

Vault: Double twisting Yurchenko, Tsukahara 1/1
Bars: Tkatchev, Pak salto, Maloney
Beam: Roundoff layout step-out mount, Roundoff layout to two feet, Double pike dismount
Floor: Piked full-in, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

Vault: 14.933 (2016 Olympics)
Bars: 14.391 (2016 Olympics), 13.150 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
Beam: 13.700 (2016 Olympics)
Floor: 14.266 (2016 Olympics)
All-Around: 56.623 (2016 Olympics)

Flavia Saraiva

Saraiva is Brazil's newest gymnastics superstar, becoming a fan favorite after winning three medals at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She excels on beam and floor, where she displays great difficulty and performs well. The pint-sized athlete is a great competitor on all four events, though, making her a very valuable member for Brazil, especially in a team competition.

Notable Medals

2014 Youth Olympics Games: All-Around Silver, Beam Silver, Floor Gold
2015 Pan American Games: Team Bronze, All-Around Bronze
2015 Sao Paolo World Cup: Beam Silver, Floor Gold
2016 Baku World Cup: Bars Bronze, Beam Gold, Floor Gold
2016 Olympic Test Event: Team Gold, All-Around Silver, Beam Silver, Floor Gold
2016 Anadia World Cup: Beam Gold, Floor Gold
2017 Koper World Cup: Bars Bronze
2017 Osijek World Cup: Beam Bronze, Floor Silver

Notable Skills

Bars: Tkatchev, Piked Jaeger to Pak salto, Double front dismount
Beam: Roundoff back handspring mount, Back handspring layout step-out layout step-out, Switch ring leap, Wolf jump to sissone, Double pike dismount
Floor: 2.5 twist to punch front tuck, Piked full-in, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

Vault: 14.000 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)
Bars: 13.450 (2017 Koper Challenge Cup)
Beam: 14.100 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)
Floor: 13.900 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)

The Supporting Seniors | Luiza Domingues & Carolyne Pedro

Luiza Domingues

Domingues is a first-year senior but was a notable competitor for Brazil as a junior, earning two medals at last year's Brazilian Apparatus Championships and placing in the all-around at the 2017 Brazilian Championships. With solid performances at the City of Jesolo Trophy, Domingues can start her senior career on a high note.

Notable Medals

2017 Brazilian Apparatus Championships: Vault Gold, Bars Bronze
2017 Brazilian Junior Championships: All-Around Silver

Notable Skills

Beam: Front tuck mount, Back handspring layout step-out, Double tuck dismount
Floor: Double Arabian, double tuck, double pike

Notable Recent Scores

Vault: 13.625 (2017 Brazilian Apparatus Championships)
Floor: 13.165 (2017 Brazilian Junior Championships)

Carolyne Pedro

Although Pedro is an experienced elite gymnast who's competed internationally since 2013, she doesn't have the big-time competition experience at the world championships or Olympics like Barbosa and Saraiva. However, her experience on smaller international assignments like World Cups, the South American Championships, and Pan American Championships is still valuable. Pedro will contribute most on vault where she is capable of scoring in the mid- to high-13 range. When she hits on bars and floor, she can also provide Team Brazil with solid scores.

Notable Medals

2017 South American Championships: Vault Gold, Floor Silver
2017 Pan American Championships: Beam Bronze
2016 Sao Paolo World Challenge Cup: Floor Bronze

Notable Skills

Bars: Shaposhnikova, Pak salto, Maloney, Straddled Jaeger
Beam: Back handspring layout step-out, Y turn, Front aerial to split leap to sissone, Double tuck dismount
Floor: Double Arabian, 2.5 twist to punch front tuck, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

Vault: 13.750 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
Bars: 13.100 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
Floor: 13.100 (2017 Brazilian Selection)

The Next Generation | Brazil's Junior Team

Ana Luiza Lima

Lima is one of Team Brazil's up-and-coming junior gymnasts, placing in the all-around and on all four events in the Espoir level at last year's 2017 Brazilian Championships. She's strongest on the power events, capable of scoring a 13.000+.

Notable Medals