US Edition‘Heated Rivalry’ Stars Named as Winter Olympics Torchbearers
- On Jan. 22, 2026, HBO Max announced Hudson Williams, actor, and Connor Storrie, actor, will serve as torchbearers in the Olympic Torch Relay in Italy, posting the news on Instagram with their photo.
- Heated Rivalry, the Crave Original series created by Jacob Tierney, has become a pop-culture phenomenon with Olympic ties, airing in Italy on Feb. 1 via HBO Max.
- Williams and Storrie have appeared at the 83rd annual Golden Globes and the DSquared2 Milan Fashion Week show, boosting their visibility, while HBO Max Instagram post promoted their Olympic Torch Relay role.
- The selection gives HBO Max cross-promotional exposure as the Milano Cortina Games stream in the U.S. and Europe and on other broadcasters, widening audience reach.
- Details remain limited, with the torch in Trieste, Italy, visiting 13 more cities and 16 more days until the Feb. 6 opening ceremony, while Williams and Storrie's schedule is unannounced.
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Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to light up the Winter Olympics as torchbearers
Heated Rivalry has been announced to broadcast in Italy on HBO Max from February 2026 The post Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to light up the Winter Olympics as torchbearers appeared first on Attitude.
The Olympic flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, on November 26th, and is on its way to Milan and Cortina, where the Winter Olympics will be held from February 6th to 22nd. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia (OKS) has prepared promotional activities in Slovenia before and during the Games, in cooperation with municipalities and sports centers. The central project is the Slovenian torch.
‘Heated Rivalry’ stars named as Winter Olympics torchbearers
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, who star as hockey players entangled in a secret romance in the HBO Max smash “Heated Rivalry,” have been named as official torchbearers for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
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