From her stiff-arm to TikTok, Ilona Maher, who grew up in Burlington, VT, is one of the standouts on the U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens Teams in Paris.

There’s probably not a football fan alive who doesn’t love to see a ball carrier use a good stiff-arm to knock a defender to the ground. During the Paris Olympics last summer, Ilona Maher went ...

It's like a f*ck you to anybody who thinks that because I stiff arm and I run through people, I can't feel beautiful or can't feel sexy. Beast, beauty, brains, you can be all these things," the 28 ...

Ilona Maher continues to prove why she's the most relatable — and lovable — person on the Internet. When the rugby player and viral TikTok sensation made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut ...

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Entering the Games, Maher had 628,000 followers on Instagram. The morning after the U.S. women’s rugby team won bronze, she had 2.1 million followers. For the stiff-arming star, it wasn’t about trying ...

olympics Ilona Maher is growing the game of rugby by helping women see themselves in an Olympian By Emma Healy Globe Staff,Updated August 2, 2024, 4:23 p.m.

For her part, Maher just used her “big, broad, beautiful shoulders” to stiff-arm her way to the Olympic podium. This article was originally published on MSNBC.com ...

Ilona Maher of Team United States, right, and Emma Uren of Team Great Britain during the Women's Rugby Sevens Quarter Final match on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Monday.