Twitch Star Adriana Chechik Breaks Her 'Back In 2 Places' After Leaping Into Foam Pit
Popular Twitch streamer and adult performer Adriana Chechik said she broke her back after leaping into a foam pit and landing on what appeared to be her tailbone at TwitchCon, held at the San Diego Convention Center.
"I can't get up," Chechik said as she struggled in the foam pit, while announcers could be heard saying, "no no she's fine."
Chechik was captured inside the foam pit at the Saturday event having a "Face Off" with gaming streamer EdyBot, according to Kotaku.
The two used foam "swords" as they stood on platforms above the foam pit and pushed each other until EdyBot landed in the pit.
Chechik celebrated her win by leaping off the platform and doing an air split before landing in the pit.
Videos of the fall were posted on social media.
God damn, I was there and caught it from a different angle, I knew she hurt herself but not that it was this serious... wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏 https://t.co/FUlV0KYdvq pic.twitter.com/HuFBQuBm4W
— Swin |🔞 ➡️TWITCHCON (@Swin_Diesel_) October 9, 2022
The popular content creator confirmed on Twitter she came out of the event with a broken back and needed surgery.
"Well, I broke my back in two places and am getting surgery to put a meter rod in for support today. Send your support. When it rains it pours and I am definitely feeling the rain right now," Chechik wrote in her tweet.
Probably the most painful thing I’ve seen in awhile. Twitch streamer Adriana Chechik has confirmed broken her back in two separate places following this jump at TwitchCon pic.twitter.com/QdojGn5UtG
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) October 9, 2022
"Special shout out to the random off work EMT who got the workers at the booth to realize how bad I was injured and to make them keep me still and calm me down until others got there. U rly kept me from crying badly," she said in another tweet.
Streamers and fans came together for the TwitchCon convention after a two-year hiatus that saw the event being live-streamed due to Covid.
Following TwitchCon Amsterdam conducted in July this year, TwitchCon was held in San Diego from Oct. 7 to 9.
Chechik also wrote on Twitter she was not the only one who sustained injuries in the foam pit, which was put together by the company Lenovo as part of its "Legion by Lenovo" booth at the event.
Why did @LenovoLegion say here, you can dive in? They open the pit up a second day after the 1st person injured their foot and ankle bad enough to leave #twitchcon in a brace. Multiple ppl wer injured and they kept the pit open, said jump in booty first! https://t.co/9JaQnsiq7n
— adriana chechik (@adrianachechik) October 10, 2022
Her opponent in the "Face Off," EdyBot, also acknowledged the incident on Twitter.
I’m the other girl in the video and a friend of Adriana. She would love to hear from other people who were injured in the same pit. Please dm me if you know anyone else who got hurt! I fell very lightly, and still felt a jolt up my back, and had pain for the rest of the night.
— EdyBot (@EdyBot_TTV) October 9, 2022
"We are aware of the incidents of TwitchCon visitors who sustained injuries in the gladiator game soft foam pit at the Lenovo booth," a Lenovo spokesperson said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "The area has since been closed for any further use while we work with event organizers to look into the incidents."

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