Ilona Maher’s 2nd place finish on DWTS is celebrated by fans as Graziadei wins Mirrorball | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors
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Ilona Maher’s 2nd place finish on DWTS is celebrated by fans as Graziadei wins Mirrorball | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 7: Ilona Maher is seen arriving "Dancing with the stars" on November 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images)

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Ilona Maher became a household name over the summer when she helped lead the U.S. women’s rugby team to a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics.

And now she’s an even bigger star after coming in second place Dancing with the stars.

The season finale aired on Tuesday and Maher finished just behind winner Joey Graziadei. She wasn’t the only athlete to qualify for the finals, as gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik placed fourth, while former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola placed fifth.

Maher received high praise on social media, even though she narrowly missed out on the coveted Mirrorball trophy:

Team USA @TeamUSA

SHE HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER 🌟
PERFECT RESULTS FOR ILONA & ALAN!#DWTS Finale

Ilona Maher @ilona_maher

Go vote now!!! Text iLONA to 21523 10 times!! Please!!

Emily Frieband @efriebs

Ilona Maher was, in my opinion, the true embodiment of this season. She constantly improved, showed vulnerability and gained so much confidence. She has empowered so many young girls and won the hearts of so many. I wish she had won but she deserved all the flowers 👏🤍 #dwts #DWTS pic.twitter.com/Tr5vdmiFP0

Alys @alys216

I won’t stop thinking about how inspiring Ilona Maher is and how much Stephen Nedoroscik has done to bring attention to men’s gymnastics

There were a number of memorable moments during Tuesday’s finale, including Amendola’s dancing I’m just Ken and Nedoroscik with a pommel horse. Nedoroscik impressed on the pommel horse at the 2024 Paris Games, so it was a worthy tribute.

Stephen Nedoroscik @Turner Steve

A perfect result, the perfect end to this amazing journey. I am so grateful to have been part of something so great. If you haven’t already, please text “STEPHEN” to 21523 up to 10 times. Thank you to everyone who supported me 🫶🏻

Maher also impressed the judges, receiving a perfect score, which was important since fan voting only accounted for half of the final result.

But Graziadei prevailed against the athletes and ended the season as champions.

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