One of Vermont’s Olympic athletes got a special chance to discuss her bronze medal win on late-night TV.Burlington native Ilona Maher appeared on Monday night’s episode of “Late Night with Seth Myers” to discuss her triumphant bronze medal win as a part of the Team USA Women’s Rugby team during this summer’s Olympics.Maher, whose 28th birthday was the same day as her guest appearance, said she has been wearing her Olympic medal “a lot” since her team’s victory in the bronze matchup against Australia on July 30 during a nail-biting 14-12 game.”It is heavy and it does kind of weigh on the neck,” Maher joked when Meyers asked her if she was enjoying all of the perks of being an Olympian. “It’s a fun burden to bear.”Meyers also asked Maher what the Olympic Village is like, and whether it was a party atmosphere like some people have described it to be.Maher said the village is a lot of fun, but it is also a “very focused environment” full of the world’s most elite athletes. Finally, Meyers told Maher he really enjoyed her social media posts throughout the Games and commended her on introducing so many Americans to the sport of rugby.Maher said she was inspired to play rugby because of her father, who also played for decades, and said it was “really awesome” to see that so many people got to experience the sport for the first time by watching the bronze medal match.
One of Vermont’s Olympic athletes got a special chance to discuss her bronze medal win on late-night TV.
Burlington native Ilona Maher appeared on Monday night’s episode of “Late Night with Seth Myers” to discuss her triumphant bronze medal win as a part of the Team USA Women’s Rugby team during this summer’s Olympics.
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Maher, whose 28th birthday was the same day as her guest appearance, said she has been wearing her Olympic medal “a lot” since her team’s victory in the bronze matchup against Australia on July 30 during a nail-biting 14-12 game.
“It is heavy and it does kind of weigh on the neck,” Maher joked when Meyers asked her if she was enjoying all of the perks of being an Olympian. “It’s a fun burden to bear.”
Meyers also asked Maher what the Olympic Village is like, and whether it was a party atmosphere like some people have described it to be.
Maher said the village is a lot of fun, but it is also a “very focused environment” full of the world’s most elite athletes.
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Finally, Meyers told Maher he really enjoyed her social media posts throughout the Games and commended her on introducing so many Americans to the sport of rugby.
Maher said she was inspired to play rugby because of her father, who also played for decades, and said it was “really awesome” to see that so many people got to experience the sport for the first time by watching the bronze medal match.
