McFarland native and two-time Winter Olympian Nina Roth has stepped back from elite competition to focus on motherhood and nursing, but she hasn’t ruled out another Olympic run.
The Madison Curling Club has produced more than a dozen Olympians and Paralympians over the years, and Nina Roth stands among its most accomplished athletes. The McFarland native represented Team USA in curling at both the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, serving as skip in her first Games and vice in her second.
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But after Beijing in 2022, Roth made a difficult decision that many elite athletes face: choosing family over competition.
“It was becoming a lot on my family. I already had a son at that point. I knew I wanted to add to our family, which we did,” Roth said. “So I knew that I wanted to focus on being a mom and focus on my job of being a nurse and just being at home a little bit more.”…