Best day ever
by Dridrianaflipz on 3/6/25Covelli Center Columbus - ColumbusRating: 5 out of 5Y daughter got selected to do the O H and met Jordan Chiles. Best day Ever!!

Gymnastics
Y daughter got selected to do the O H and met Jordan Chiles. Best day Ever!!
I will start by saying I am Plus-Size, but my "standard-size"brother had similar issues. I chose a front row seat in the "permanent"seating. I chose it hoping that there would be actual walking space in front of the row (like in high school football bleachers). There was not. It didn't seem to be much more (if any) difference between the space in front of me than in front of any other row. I say that because if ANYONE, including a tiny 7-year-old, needed to get out, EVERY single person in their path had to get up so they could pass. There was barely enough room for my feet, while sitting, without sticking the toes of my shoes under the railing. The aisles going up to the top of the bleachers were also narrow. I would estimate that they are about 2 feet wide, MAYBE 2.5 feet. I did LOVE the meet. I stayed in my seat for almost 3/4 of the meet. When I got up to use the restroom, I chose NOT to go back down and disturb the 8 people I would have to pass again. If you choose Standing Room Only, you can still get a great view of the meet (but you have to stand the entire meet). I was able to see some great gymnastics from up above. One last thing that you should know is that there were a lot of rules. 1. Banners, posters and signs are not permitted in the facility. 2. No outside food or drink, but may bring in an EMPTY, clear plastic bottle. I was stopped for my clear plastic water bottles. Luckily, I had already talked to another worker about my situation and was allowed to take them in. 3. No permanent markers (so no getting autographs with sharpies during the meet) 4. Bags or purses of any size are NOT permitted into our facilities. Wallets and wristlets no larger than 5”x8”x1” are permitted. Exceptions for those with medical, dietary, or childcare needs may bring a bag approximately 14x14x4 with necessary belongings, but they are subject to search. 5. Still cameras with a lens greater than 100mm, any audio and video recording equipment, monopods, dual pods and tripods are not allowed to be used.
I have been dying to get to an OSU gymnastic meet and was excited to find this Quad meet with UCLA. Venue was great and all the seat were awesome. Looking forward to attending future meets!
These girls are absolutely amazing! I bought these tickets for my granddaughter for part of her Christmas present and she had a blast. She got to meet the girls, get autographs and it encouraged her to keep working at her gymnastics.
OSU gymnastics is a great experience, action packed from start to finish. Unfortunately the evening was dampened when leaving the parking lot was a nightmare. And event was starting as ours was ending and they did an awful job of helping traffic flow.
The OSU gymnasts are absolutely super fun to watch and so sweet. On top of a great performance and win over PSU, the meet and greet was awesome. Girls are so friendly!
All of the seats have a good view. There were 2 issues: 1) seats directly next to the family of performers should be discounted. Most of them stood the entire time and blocked a portion of the floor from our view. 2) t-shirts were thrown into the stands like a lot of events do. However, on the side with families of the performers 100% of the shirts were thrown directly to the families of the performers. A lot of kids in other seats were disappointed about the shirts and poor view because of the 1 group.
Took my daughter and granddaughter (4 yrs old) to their first OSU women's gymnastics meet. It was a great experience. Aside from the competition (Go Bucks) the environment, Team Shop, consessions, face painting, and balloon animals were all a hit. Going back Sunday to watch the Buckeyes beat ttun!
Great event with highly talented athletes. The event space was clean and well-organized. Parking was free and close to the event center.
I brought my daughter and her friend to the meet. It was our first time at a meet - the energy of the crowd and teams awesome. We had a great time, saw amazing athletes and enjoyed it so much. I would recommend and would go again!!!