Flavor Flav simply traded his clock necklace for a bobsled helmet—the Hip-Hop legend is now formally the hype man for Team USA’s bobsled and skeleton squad.

The 66-year-old Public Enemy member made his sliding debut on the Olympic observe in Park City, Utah this week, hitting a powerful 66 miles per hour on his second skeleton run. USA Bobsled and Skeleton introduced Monday that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has joined as their official hype man for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics in February.

“The partnership is a blessing,” Flav instructed the Associated Press. “It’s cooler than Cool Runnings. It’s Coolest Runnings.”

Flav, whose authorized identify is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., wasn’t content material with the newbie’s beginning place on the observe. Team officers needed him to begin low for security causes, however Flav pushed to begin greater up the observe, considerably elevating the issue degree.

“Oh my gosh, he’s one of the coolest, most adventurous men that I’ve ever met,” U.S. skeleton athlete Dan Barefoot instructed The Associated Press. “He was upset that he couldn’t go from higher up on the track. I was kind of upset at how good he was. It’s a sport that takes a lot of skill, but he made it look straightforward.”

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This isn’t Flav’s first rodeo with Olympic sports activities. At the Paris Olympics, he served because the official hype man for the U.S. girls’s water polo group. He’s additionally been noticed at varied sporting occasions, together with serving as a celeb mayo-pourer on the Duke’s Mayo Bowl final yr, the place he helped douse Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck with 5 gallons of celebratory condiment.

“We have all been so hyped to have him with us,” Barefoot stated. “Put aside the fact that Flav is one of the greatest hype men of all time, the energy in the room… you had people who often aren’t talking to each other high-fiving and hugging because of the experience of being around him.”

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Many group members scored Flav’s private cellular phone quantity and even joined him at a Maroon 5 live performance over the weekend. The Hip-Hop icon plans to return to Park City after the Olympics to take part in a sliding camp.

“We are thrilled to welcome Flavor Flav as an official sponsor and hype man for USA Bobsled/Skeleton,” USA Bobsled and Skeleton CEO Aron McGuire stated. “Flavor Flav embodies the same grit, dedication, and pride that define our athletes, and we’re excited to have him bring that excitement to our team and fans across the country.”

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