OlympicTalk · Jun 12, 2017
Atlanta Braves’ ‘The Freeze’ identified as U.S. sprinter
Watch Usain Bolt win last race in Jamaica after red-carpet introAn incredibly perceptive track and field fan might recognize “The Freeze” from the now-viral Atlanta Braves promotion.
The man behind the full-body suit and ski goggles is Nigel Talton, a sprinter who has clocked 10.47 seconds in the 100m and made the 2013 U.S. Indoor Championships 60m final (green jersey, second from the right in above video).
He ranks is the 4,678th-fastest man all time, according to Tilastopaja.org’s historic 100m rankings.
Talton harbored Rio Olympic dreams did not qualify for the Olympic Trials because he had not met the qualifying standard of 10.16 seconds.