Vermont Olympian Ilona Maher makes Time100 Next list

Ilona Maher just can’t seem to slow down.Following her triumphant return home following the Paris Olympic Games and a gig as the cover model for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, the Burlington native and bronze medal-winning Olympic rugby player has been named to the Time100 Next list for 2024.In an article written for the publication by three-time Olympic medalist skier Lindsey Vonn, Maher’s efforts to give women confidence via her honest and open social media posts are highlighted alongside her incredible achievement as a member of the first American Women’s Rugby Sevens team to medal at the Olympics.”She represents not just physical strength but also what internal confidence looks like,” Vonn writes in the article.The popular athlete is also a featured actor on the latest season of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Maher is among several notable figures to be named to this year’s Time100 Next list, including artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Republican National…