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    This isn't Ilona Maher's first trip to New Zealand, but you wouldn't know that from your first conversation. Ask her how she's enjoying her stay and she'll respond with an enthusiasm not usually found in someone who's been here, done that.

  • Ilona Maher runs through opponent in rugby game

    Ilona Maher is a breakout rugby star before even playing her first match.

    Maher and the U.S. women’s team kick off their quest for a medal after coming in fifth place in the 2016 Olympics.

  • Ilona Maher stands in tunnel before rugby match surveying the stadium. Her team stands behind her.

    Team USA’s Ilona Maher Is a Star on the Olympic Rugby Field—and TikTok

    When Ilona Maher isn’t dominating on the rugby field while representing Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics, she’s going viral on TikTok.

  • Ilona Maher charges down the pitch carrying a rugby ball

    This Olympic Rugby Player's Thirsty TikTok Deserves A Gold Medal

    “It’s not that easy to go up to a pack of 6-foot-7 Romanian volleyball players to shoot my shot”

  • Ilona Maher signs a fan's rugby ball after a medaling an HSBC rugby tournament

    Team USA's Ilona Maher Is Hilariously Thirsting Over Other Olympians on TikTok

    Thanks to Team USA's Ilona Maher, the non-Olympian world is getting an inside glimpse of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Village.

  • Screenshot of a Team USA tweet about Ilona Maher being a "TikTok Queen"

    US rugby’s ‘TikTok queen’ is also dominating opponents at the Olympics

    The 24-year-old is giving fans from afar an up-close-and-personal look at what goes on inside the Olympic Village — from the dining hall, to the infamous cardboard beds, to what olympians actually talk about amongst one another, and so much more.

  • Olympian, Vermonter & TikToker Ilona Maher On Using Social Media To Promote Women's Rugby

    Ilona Maher is home from the Tokyo Olympics, where she competed on the U.S. women's rugby sevens team. The Burlington High School graduate has been using social media to get people excited about women's rugby.

  • Ilona Maher stands in front of the Olympic rings in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village

    From Olympic athlete to TikTok's new darling: Team USA rugby player Ilona Maher

    From Olympic athlete to TikTok's new darling: Team USA rugby player Ilona Maher, 24, becomes an overnight social media sensation with funny behind-the-scenes posts from Tokyo

  • Ilona Maher Reflects On TikTok Stardom And Heartbreak Of Tokyo Olympics Rugby Loss

    Ilona Maher is putting herself out there. The Olympic rugby player and breakout TikTok star tells Access Hollywood about the heartbreak she has felt since Team USA lost in the quarterfinals in Tokyo, and how she is using social media to express herself and process the emotional upheaval.

  • Meet Team USA's Ilona Maher, Olympic Rugby & TikTok Star

    The U.S. Women’s Rugby team dominated their opening match against China to walk away with a 28-14 win, then defeated Japan 17-7 Thursday to secure a spot in the Tokyo Olympic quarterfinals.

  • Screenshot of an Ilona Maher Tiktok talking about the 2020 Olympics

    Rugby Player Ilona Maher Is the Breakout TikTok Star of the Tokyo Olympics

    USA Rugby Sevens star Ilona Maher is winning over our hearts on TikTok, sharing an inside look at the Olympic Games along with her self-deprecating jokes about thirsting after fellow Olympians.