REN CLAYTON:
00:00:21
Getting dialed in while balancing everything, for Olympic curler Tara Peterson, every day is crucial. Trying to catch up on things, work a little bit, be a mother as well, still practice, and just get ready for what's next. Really good weight, Tom.
REN CLAYTON:
00:00:38
Though the schedule is hectic and the goal is a gold medal, there's still time for Tuesday League Nights at St. Paul Curling Club. That's just the cool thing about the sport of curling, is that your average Joe is playing against Olympians, and we're friends.
REN CLAYTON:
00:00:52
Tara is part of Team Peterson, named for older sister Tabitha, the skip of the US team. I have to just think about it as it's just another tournament and try not to focus like, oh my God, we're at the Olympics.
REN CLAYTON:
00:01:04
The sisters have been curling since they were little. Atta girl.
REN CLAYTON:
00:01:09
Now in their 30s, competing professionally while juggling their jobs, Tara a dentist, Tabitha a pharmacist, both new moms. It's really fun having babies the same age because we can just hang out, and then the babies can get some socialization and play together. And we get a little relief.
REN CLAYTON:
00:01:27
Their one-year-olds have joined Team Peterson in Italy, the games serving as a marker of time. It just changes your whole perspective. It changes your whole life. So yeah, I'm excited for this Olympics for a lot of reasons.
REN CLAYTON:
00:01:43
Chasing children and gold, redefining what an Olympian looks like. Ren Clayton, CBS News, Blaine, Minnesota. What an experience.
