“I heard of multiple ppl who have bad injuries. “Why did #legion tell ppl they could dive into the pit knowing they had the rhinestone pad at the bottom?” Chechik asked in another tweet. The streamer added that announcers for the installation could be heard telling people to jump into the pit and responded rudely after she was injured. According to Chechik, the surface underneath the TwitchCon pit was firm. 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. Specs for the foam pit were not readily available, but video footage from the pit shows it was around two feet deep. “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. “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. When asked for comment on Sunday, a spokesperson for Lenovo told Rolling Stone that they closed the pit following Chechik’s injuries and are looking into the incident.
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When asked for comment by NBC News, neither Lenovo nor Intel initially responded. They also didn't shut down the exhibit after the first person reported an injury, which allowed more injuries to occur. At least two other attendees were injured: Logiiiic (Opens in a new window) and Chirs Ricks (Opens in a new window).īefore anyone could take part, they were required to sign a waiver, but it looks as though Twitch, Intel, and Lenovo didn't ensure a safe environment for the exhibit. In both cases, the injuries were caused because the attendees assumed they were jumping into a soft pit of foam, whereas it was anything but. She ended the day in a wheelchair and going to hospital to check if anything was broken. She later tweeted (Opens in a new window) that her back had been broken in two places and surgery is required "to put a meter rod in" for support.Īnother Twitch streamer known as LochVaness managed to dislocate a knee and sprain an ankle (Opens in a new window) when dismounting the platform. One Twitch streamer named Adriana Chechik jumped into the pit after winning a duel and as the video above shows, was instantly in pain.
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