American luger Sean Hollander is savoring every moment of his name's unexpected comparison to a fictional hockey star from a popular TV show, "Heated Rivalry". While he hasn't seen the series and hasn't received official recognition for the name similarity, Hollander's teammates on Team USA have already seized on it. The luge athletes plan to create posters referencing their new "Heated Rivalry" nemesis while competing at the Olympics.
Hollander's fiancée, Olympic ski jumper Paige Jones, has even created several TikTok videos poking fun at her fiancé being referred to as "Shane Hollander at home". Hollander himself thinks it's hilarious and all in good fun. Despite the unexpected attention, he seems unfazed by the comparison.
As a luge athlete who has competed for Team USA before, including in Beijing 2022, Hollander is no stranger to comments about his sport having a reputation for being gay-friendly. In fact, luge often receives jokes and teasing about its gay connotations at the Olympics. When asked if the "Heated Rivalry" comparison will amplify this trend, Hollander laughed and said it would only make things worse.
Before the Olympics begin on February 6th, Jones plans to subject Hollander to watching an episode of the show in Italy. Whether he enjoys it or not, it's clear that Hollander is ready to handle whatever comes his way - including the internet's latest obsession.
Hollander's fiancée, Olympic ski jumper Paige Jones, has even created several TikTok videos poking fun at her fiancé being referred to as "Shane Hollander at home". Hollander himself thinks it's hilarious and all in good fun. Despite the unexpected attention, he seems unfazed by the comparison.
As a luge athlete who has competed for Team USA before, including in Beijing 2022, Hollander is no stranger to comments about his sport having a reputation for being gay-friendly. In fact, luge often receives jokes and teasing about its gay connotations at the Olympics. When asked if the "Heated Rivalry" comparison will amplify this trend, Hollander laughed and said it would only make things worse.
Before the Olympics begin on February 6th, Jones plans to subject Hollander to watching an episode of the show in Italy. Whether he enjoys it or not, it's clear that Hollander is ready to handle whatever comes his way - including the internet's latest obsession.
It's all in good fun and it's actually pretty funny that Sean's teammates are making posters about it. And Paige's TikTok videos are hilarious too! 
She's really milking this for laughs, but I'm sure it's just a lighthearted joke between them.
Either way, I'm sure Sean's taking it all in stride and just enjoying the ride.
. Like, what even is the "Heated Rivalry" thing? Is it just a reflection of our society's desire for easy entertainment at others' expense? And yet, here we are, creating memes and posters about some fictional character... it's almost like we're trying to distract ourselves from something deeper 
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Sean Hollander's fiancée making TikTok videos about him being called "Shane" at home is so cringeworthy 
and now they're all like "oh look we're part of a TV show" 
I guess what I'm saying is that even if it does amplify the "gay-friendly" reputation of luge, it's still a good thing? 
And omg, Paige Jones makin' TikTok vids about it is just too much 
. Like, I get it, it's fun and all, but can't we just focus on the athletes themselves for once? Sean Hollander is an actual Olympic athlete, not some fictional character from a show 
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. And I can imagine how funny it'll be when she makes him watch the show 
. Either way, I'm stoked to see Sean Hollander and Paige Jones doing well at the Olympics – they're an awesome couple 
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. The fact that luge athletes are already creating posters referencing this fictional character is just genius, it shows they're not afraid to poke fun at themselves. Can't wait to see what Paige has in store for him before the Olympics! 
️ #HeatedRivalrySquad I gotta give it up for his fiancée paige jones for creating those funny tiktok vids, she's a total boss 
. i'm sure sean's teammates are just loving the extra hype and attention 
. let's be real, luge has always had a rep for being gay-friendly and now it's getting even more publicity 
. I'm not mad at all that shane is having fun with this #HeatedRivalry thing, he seems like a chill dude 
. can't wait to see what happens when paige subjects him to an episode of the show in italy 
. bring on the olympics and all the shenanigans that come with them 
i mean, it's not like he can escape it now, especially since team usa is gonna be plastering those posters everywhere. personally, i think it's a funny coincidence and a nice change of pace from all the usual hockey talk