The US Olympic rugby sevens star Ilona Maher will compete on Dancing With the Stars, ABC announced on Wednesday, continuing a remarkable run of publicity coups for the 28-year-old from Vermont.
“It’s almost like this is a cool rite of passage,” Maher told USA Today of securing a place on the TV hit. “So many of my Olympic idols, from Simone Biles to Suni Lee [both gymnasts], did [the show]. And it’s a new skill that gets me out of my comfort zone.”
