Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Belbin & Agosto had success immediately on the Junior level .
Simplified: They had early success , winning the bronze at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in their first competitive season . Belbin and Agosto qualified for the 2002 Olympics by placing second at U.S. championships , but were not able to go because Belbin was not an American citizen .