"Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will grip a big flaming shaft as official torchbearers for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The Torch Relay will be just the latest stop in the Olympic relay-level media cycle that the Heated Rivalrystars have been speed-running since their gay Canadian hockey romance series premiered on Crave and HBO Max last November. It's a fitting opportunity, considering how on the show, Williams's and Storrie's fictional athlete characters, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, attended the 2014 Winter Olympics"
"(On the show, Ilya plays for Team Russia and doesn't medal, while Shane plays for Team Canada and wins gold.) It's also a fitting opportunity for HBO Max, which will air the Olympics in Italy and begin streaming Heated Rivalry there in February, bringing fujoshi to the land of fettuccine. The Olympic Torch Relay kicked off in Rome last December, and the official Olympics"
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have been named among the official torchbearers for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Their selection follows the media momentum around their gay Canadian hockey romance series, Heated Rivalry, which premiered on Crave and HBO Max. On the show their characters Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov attended the 2014 Sochi Olympics; Ilya represents Team Russia and does not medal while Shane represents Team Canada and wins gold. HBO Max will air the Olympics in Italy and begin streaming Heated Rivalry there in February. The Olympic Torch Relay began in Rome, and the press release did not specify when the actors will carry the flame. Williams has been appearing at Milan Fashion Week.
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