u/EllaOnielle

These days, I’ve been following the news about the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 in Belgium and the Netherlands. This whole situation involving openly gay Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his bisexual fiancée, Nikolas Keenan, who plays for Argentina, is giving me major Heated Rivalry vibes.

Keenan has spoken about how difficult it can be to navigate life as an openly queer athlete in elite hockey.

The Netherlands vs. Argentina match was today, and the Dutch Prime Minister first celebrated his nation’s win over Argentina and then kissed the opposition player and his partner. 🏑

Then today I came across this photo… Clearly, I’m not the only one who sees the Heated Rivalry parallels. 😂

Ilya saw this and said: ‘Top 9? You mean runner-ups?'

Curious where you’d rank Ilya on this list ...