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USA Gymnastics is coming to Minnesota subsequent summer time.

Minnesota Sports and Events (MNSE) introduced Tuesday that the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team gymnastics trials can be held in Minneapolis. It would be the first time the town will host the occasion.

The Minneapolis Convention Center will host the USA Gymnastics Championships beginning on June 22, 2024. Then, the Olympic Trials can be held at Target Center from June 27-30, 2024. The USAG National Congress and Trade Show and the USA Gymnastics for All National Championships & Gymfest will even be held in Minneapolis.

At the tip of the trials, USA Gymnastics will announce the 2024 Olympic Team for the Paris Olympic Games.

Auburn’s Sunisa Lee raises her arms after competing within the vault through the NCAA girls’s gymnastics championships Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

“There is no bigger stage for gymnastics in this country than the Olympic Trials,” USA Gymnastics President and CEO Li Li Leung stated. “With world-class venues in a compact urban environment and an incredible track record of successfully hosting large-scale events, Minneapolis is an ideal location. We look forward to hosting fans from across the country for an unforgettable nine days of gymnastics competition and celebration.”

“Minnesota athletes are making sports history on the national and global stage. We are proud to keep that momentum going by showcasing our talent and hospitality during the 2024 U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials,” Gov. Tim Walz added. “Minnesota is excited to welcome athletes, their families, and fans to this event, and for them to experience all that makes our state a great place to live, work, and play.”

Minnesotans have performed a significant function in USA Gymnastics’ success lately, with St. Paul native Sunisa Lee profitable the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medal in addition to a group silver and uneven bars bronze medals on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Isanti native Grace McCallum was additionally on that group and gained the silver group medal, and Spring Park’s Shane Wiskus was an NCAA champion whereas on the University of Minnesota from 2018-21.

Past Minnesota Olympian gymnasts embody John Roethlisberger, Marie Roethlisberger and their father Fred Roethlisberger.

Other Minnesota hopefuls for 2024 embody rhythmic gymnast Erica Foster of Chanhassen and 2022 U.S. runner-up in trampoline, Elijah Vogel, who was born in St. Paul.

“I am so excited and proud that Minneapolis has been selected to host the Olympic Trials,” Lee stated in a press release. “Watching the Olympians who came before me was such an inspiration when I was growing up, and it means so much to know that the young athletes of Minnesota will have a chance to watch and be inspired by the best gymnasts in America. I can’t wait for the Olympic Trials to be in my backyard.”

The Twin Cities metro space has hosted a number of different giant sporting occasions through the years, together with Super Bowl 52 in 2018, the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2019 and Women’s Final Four in 2022, the Summer X Games and the Ryder Cup. Olympic Trials for curling and Paralympic Trials for swimming and monitor & subject have additionally been held in Minnesota.

In addition to the 2024 gymnastics trials, the world can also be set to host the 2024 Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four and the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.

“We are thrilled that USA Gymnastics has selected Minnesota to host its 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, the USA Gymnastics Championships, Gymfest, and the National Congress and Trade Show,” Wendy Blackshaw, the president and CEO for MNSE, stated. “Having so many incredible gymnastics events in the same city at the same time makes it a rare opportunity to celebrate and grow the sport throughout our diverse communities statewide.”

MNSE expects practically 6,000 individuals in subsequent 12 months’s occasion and tens of 1000’s of followers to return to the world for the trials.

All-session tickets for the trials are actually on sale online.