Nike’s time machine just landed, and it’s icy. Introducing the Cryoshot, a bold new silhouette from the Swoosh that does what few can—freeze football heritage and reanimate it for the now.
Arriving out of nowhere to bring an ice-cold blast ahead of the UCL final, Nike have revealed the Cryoshot sneaker, building on the wave of football-fashion footwear that's sweeping the world. Born out of a desire to preserve the DNA of Nike Football’s most iconic boots, Cryoshot takes that preserved essence, injects a dose of design innovation, and unleashes it into the streets. A drop that crystallises legacy, and gives it a future-forward edge.
Launched in the build-up to next year's World Cup and debuted during the Champions League Final weekend, the Cryoshot line arrives as Nike’s latest Sportswear innovation. Inspired by cryogenic preservation—a process where structurally intact DNA is conserved at ultra-low temperatures—Nike takes a metaphorical scalpel to its archives, unearthing gems and grafting them onto a whole new frame. The result? A sneaker that wears its history like a badge of honour, but feels like it’s from another galaxy.
At the core of the Cryoshot franchise are three debut models, each rooted in a legendary era of Nike Football: Cryoshot Striker 1976, Cryoshot Tiempo 1994, Cryoshot Mercurial R9.
Each iteration pays homage to a game-changing boot, reinterpreted through a lifestyle lens. There’s the semi-transparent midsole—a window to the past—showcasing repurposed tooling that nods to Nike Football’s performance lineage. A sleek streetwear design overlays these foundations, proving that you don’t have to be on the pitch to wear your football heart on your feet.
The Cryoshot’s first public sightings doubled as a style manifesto. On Champions League Final weekend, PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery was spotted in the Cryoshot Striker 1976, while Inter Milan’s Nicolo Barella donned the Cryoshot Tiempo 1994. Heavyweight football culture figures weren’t far behind either—Clint from Corteiz stepped out in the Cryoshot Mercurial R9, and Patta’s Guillaume 'Gee' Schmidt teased a not-yet-released Nike x Patta edition of the Mercurial R9 variant.
From the terraces to the timeline, this is football style turned crystallised artifact. And as #BootsOnlySummer gathers momentum, Cryoshot feels like the next logical mutation—one that doesn’t just borrow from Nike’s past, but revives it in high definition.
This isn’t nostalgia. It’s cryogenic craftsmanship, Nike-style.
