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Get rugby star Illona Maher’s full Olympic-themed manicure

Regardless of the rugby competitions, Ilona Maher is definitely competing for the gold medal in manicure at these Olympics.

The 28-year-old Team USA competitor debuted her sporty nail art on TikTok this week, which you can recreate at home with a seven-piece nail polish set that’s on sale for just $10 on Amazon.

Rugby star Ilona Maher shares her Olympic-themed manicureSource: TikTok/ilonamaher
One hand represented the Olympic colors, the other represented Team USASource: TikTok/ilonamaher

American rugby player Llona Maher made her debut for the United States against Japan at the 2018 HSBC World Sevens Series in Paris, France.

In 2021, her social media presence increased with posts showing behind the scenes of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games.

She is currently one of the most talked-about Olympians for Team USA, with over 1.2 million followers on TikTok and nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram.

She’s gone viral dozens of times with her funny videos and body positivity messages.

He is currently settling into the Olympic Village as he prepares to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

In a viral TikTok video, she shared the manicure she planned to do once she found the gold.

“When you get your Olympic nails done, you understand the seriousness of the situation,” the text on the screen read.

“Olympic Ilona’s return! I can’t wait! You were my favorite part of the last summer games!” wrote one TikTok user.

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Ilona opted for a casual outfit and wore a white T-shirt and blue jeans, while she combed her hair back in a low bun.

“I just got my nails done and I immediately started acting different,” she said, wiggling her fingers and making silly faces at the camera.

“Show them the Queen,” another viewer commented.

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The athlete gained popularity by using his own voice in the video, and viewers immediately noticed and praised it.

“Using your own iconic voice is like a *chef’s kiss*,” one commented.

There was a reason for certain color choices.

In the statement, he said he painted one hand with the Olympic colors and the other with the American flag colors.

Recreate Ilona’s nail look

First hand – Olympic colors

Pinky: black paint, green star

Ring finger: red paint, black star

Middle finger: blue paint, white star

Index finger: green paint, yellow star

Thumb: yellow paint, green star

Used – USA colors

Pinky: red paint, blue star

Ring finger: blue paint, white star

Middle finger: white paint, red star

Index finger: red paint, blue star

Thumb: blue paint, white star

On her left hand, she had Olympic-themed nail polishes in green, yellow, black and red, as well as star-studded nail polishes in contrasting shades.

The other hand was done in the same way, with red, white and blue nail polish and contrasting stars.

If you want to recreate the iconic look yourself, a gel nail polish kit with all the right nail polish colors is on sale for $9.99 on Amazon.

It comes with bottles of red, yellow, green, blue, black, white, and gold nail polish, and the product page includes suggestions for other Olympic-themed artwork.

The e-tailer also has a set of star nail stickers in red, green, blue, pink, fuchsia, purple, gold, silver, white and black, selling for $8.99.

The comments section of Ilona’s video was filled with supportive words from fans.

“Go girl! I can’t wait to see you do this!” one woman wrote.

“This is my first time attending the Olympics since I started playing rugby. I’m so excited to see you there as the queen,” said another.

“Olympic Ilona’s return! Can’t wait! You were my favorite part of the last summer games!” one viewer added.

The perfect 7-piece nail polish set is on sale for $10 on AmazonCredit: Amazon
Star nail art stickers are on sale for $9 on AmazonCredit: Amazon