Junior Career
Larson first qualified to junior international elite in July 2006 at the U.S. Classic where she finished 5th all-around. Larson was supposed to compete at her first U.S. National Championships but an injury forced her out of the competition. She returned to competition in 2007. She finished second all-around and first on vault at the WOGA Classic. She then finished 3rd all-around at the U.S. Classic, qualifying once again to the National Championships. She performed well enough to make the National Team. She then competed at the Junior Pan American Games, her first international assignment, where she won gold in the all-around and on floor. She was named the November USOC Female Athlete of the Month.
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