The American women and Brazilian men dominated the Junior Pan American Championships, which concluded Sunday in Aracaju, Brazil. Kyla Ross won four gold medals.

The American women and Brazilian men dominated the Junior Pan American Championships, which concluded Sunday in Aracaju, Brazil.

The U.S. swept the women's competition, led by 2009 U.S. junior champion Kyla Ross. Canada won the team silver, with Brazil taking the bronze.

Ross and her teammates Sabrina Vega, Alexandra Raisman and Bridgitte Caquatto took the top four spots in the all-around.

Ross and Raisman split the women's event finals, with Raisman winning golds on vault and floor exercise and Ross winning uneven bars and balance beam.

Brazil won the men's team and all-around competitions. Sergio Sasaki led Brazil to gold over the U.S. and Colombia.

Sasaki edged U.S. gymnast C.J. Maestes for the all-around title, 86.850-86.650. Brazilian Petrix Barbosa won the bronze (85.500).

The 17-year-old Sasaki added golds on floor exercise, vault and parallel bars in finals.

"I am very happy with these results," he said. "I worked hard for this and this championship was very exciting. Despite the happiness, I know I still have some details to perfect and I will do so going forward. Shooting for perfection is the best we can do and I am seeking it."

Colombia's Jhonny Munoz won pommel horse and Maestes won still rings.

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Ashley said:

	... Well at least in this case, Junio Pan Ams was the qualifier to Youth Olympic Games in 2010. All countries competing were aiming to qualify their country to these games.
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1999 said:

	... Good point. I forgot about that.
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gym said:

	... Well said 1999 . It was pathetic that the one big meet the junior's have the US sent two of it's lower qualifiers to that meet (8th and 9th) Kyla Ross should have been the at junior international. Marta is afraid her girls will lose outside of the US or a world competition and
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cant believe it said:

	... Is this just an ego boost for Marta and Co.?
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