that they closed the pit following Chechik’s injuries and are looking into the incident.
“We are aware of the incidents of TwitchCon visitors who sustained injuries in the gladiator game soft foam pit at the Lenovo booth,” the spokesperson said. “The area has since been closed for any further use while we work with event organizers to look into the incidents.” Lenovo, Intel, and Twitch did not respond to additional requests for comment.
Specs for the foam pit were not readily available, but video footage from the pit shows it was around two feet deep. Buzzfeed reported that average foam pits, most prevalent in gymnastics studios or amusement parks, can range from four to six feet in depth but are usually built on top of a trampoline surface to prevent injury. According to Chechik, the surface underneath the TwitchCon pit was firm.
“Once I had jumped off and my foot hit the bottom and my ankle rolled and then my kneecap was on the side,” she told . “I couldn’t move … I had almost passed out if it wasn’t for one of the staff guys calming me down.”that she was not told that someone else had been injured in the pit. ”They’re telling everyone to jump in all day,” she said in a statement. “Someone could have easily done an awkward fall and landed right on their neck. Adriana missed the entire event she was excited for and is now in a lot pain, looking at a very long recovery.