USA Gymnastics has awarded the Visa Championships, the national governing body’s premier annual championships, to Saint Paul, Minn., in 2011. The event will have coverage on NBC Sports and Universal Sports.

National champions and national teams are determined annually at the Visa Championships. For 2011, the Visa Championships will feature men's and women's gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The four-day competition is scheduled for Aug. 17-20. Men's and women's gymnastics will be staged at Xcel Energy Center, with rhythmic gymnastics at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show, held at Saint Paul RiverCentre, is the annual gathering of professional members that offers educational and business sessions, a large exhibitors' hall and other business and educational opportunities. The Saint Paul complex played host to the successful 2006 Visa Championships and National Congress and Trade Show. This will be the third time USA Gymnastics' national championships has visited the Twin Cities.