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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.