Ilona Maher, the Olympic rugby player from Vermont, earned her highest scores of the season on "Dancing with the Stars" semifinals. Did she go home?

It feels like Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars just started, but we are heading into the ninth episode. Only five contestants remain as they have one more chance to impress the judges and audience to lock down a spot in next week's finale.

Ilona Maher has won over fans' hearts on Dancing With the Stars, and while some have expressed hope she could wind up joining The Bachelorette as the next franchise lead, the Olympian isn't likely to be joining the franchise.

Dancing with the Stars continued on Tuesday night with its semifinal round, and athletes like rugby star Ilona Maher, former NFL player Danny Amendola

At the end of the semi-finals of “Dancing with the Stars,” New England Olympians Stephen Nedoroscik and Ilona Maher stood beneath the spotlight on the ballroom’s staircase with their partners Rylee Arnold and Alan Bernsten. The drums sounded, and the ballroom was colored red as they awaited the hosts to announce which of them was eliminated.

Nedoroscik, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, will be joined in the finale by a fellow Olympian, Ilona Maher, who won bronze with the U.S. women's rugby team at the Paris Olympics.

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