 That was Sandy Sweetser, the executive director for the local organizing committee for Gymnastics City USA. This evening, the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials kicked off in Minneapolis as men compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Fans downtown flocked to Nicollet Avenue, where they turned a several-block area into a French-style market and closed off First Avenue in front of Target Center for a fan zone. The men's and women's Olympic team trials run through Sunday night at Target Field.