Proof You're Probably Saying Olympian Ilona Maher's Name Wrong

Ilona’s sister hasn’t been shy astir making definite that the satellite knows her sister’s sanction and made it clear during the Olympics erstwhile she released a bid of videos with the athlete coaching the satellite connected the some the close spelling and pronunciation.

“Cheeky PSA, and I cognize she’s said this earlier but let’s accidental it again,” Oliva said successful a TikTok video posted connected Sept. 8. “It’s pronounced I-lone-a, oregon I-lone-na, oregon E-lone-a, conscionable get that ona successful determination and you’re grand. It’s close there. It’s I-l-o-n-a. So not, Ilana, thing on those lines, Ok team?”

During the DWTS premiere night, Ilona made a sanction for herself arsenic she and Alan did their archetypal creation connected her quest for the iconic Mirror Ball trophy.

Ilona rocked a pinkish fringe bodysuit arsenic she arrived connected the creation level with Alan, to the tune of Shania Twain’s “I Feel Like a Woman.” After their dance, the brace earned a people of 18 from the judges, keeping them successful the contention for different week.

Following their large night, Ilona told E! News that portion being successful the contention is fun, she knows it’s going to beryllium a spot of a challenge.

“I deliberation it went well, honestly,” she said. “I consciousness I got the laic of the onshore a small bit, and I deliberation I’ll proceed to improve."

She continued, “It’s precise hard, I mean we’re successful the workplace 4 hours a day, I deliberation I had 1 disconnected time this week. It’s hard due to the fact that it’s thing unnatural for me. I privation to beryllium precise powerful, and I privation to astir pb him sometimes and he’s similar ‘Please fto maine pb you.’”

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