Eve Muirhead and Vicky Drummond Return to Curling
The 2022 Olympic Champions are back on the ice and aiming for Mixed Doubles success.
With an eye on the French Alps on 2030, both athletes are focusing on the 2-person game. We’ve got some video interviews coming throughout the day from both athletes on our social channels.
Scottish Curling CEO Vincent Bryson welcomed both athletes back to the sport earlier this week.
“I was lucky to get a short chat with both Eve and Vicky earlier this week and it was great to see and hear their excitement about returning to curling and the journey ahead.
I’m grateful to colleagues at SportOrg for everything they are doing for the high performance programme and I’m really looking forward to the Scottish Mixed Doubles Championships in Aberdeen from October 1-4th – we don’t need to wait long to see Vicky & Eve in action at what will be a great event.
Vicky’s comments about returning to elite sport as a mum is such a powerful message and one we want to celebrate – please stay tuned to the Scottish Curling social channels for footage of some short chats I had with Vicky & Eve earlier this week.”
As Vincent mentioned, both athletes will compete on home soil at Curl Aberdeen from October 1-4 2026. We look forward to seeing you there!
Vicky’s comments below.
“When I retired after winning Olympic gold in Beijing, I felt completely at peace with my decision. Since then, life has brought me so much to be grateful for. I’ve married my husband Greg, welcomed our beautiful daughter Sophie into the world, and continued a career that I’m incredibly proud of as an intensive care nurse.
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of working as part of the broadcast team at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games. Being back around the sport, the athletes and the competition reminded me just how much I still love curling. It also made me realise there was still a part of me that wanted to compete again.
So, I’m excited to begin a new chapter, focusing on mixed doubles.
This first season isn’t about chasing results. It’s about learning, developing, improving my game and enjoying the process again. There won’t be many competitions this year, and that’s completely intentional. I’m looking forward to building strong foundations and seeing where the journey takes me.
More than anything, I want my return to mean something beyond the ice. I want Sophie to grow up knowing that it’s never too late to chase something that excites you, that becoming a mum doesn’t mean your ambitions have to end, and that family, motherhood and elite sport can exist together. If she grows up believing that anything is possible because she watched me try, then this journey will already have been worth it.
I have no idea where this road will lead, but I’m excited to find out.
Time to get back to work.”
Photo: Olympics.com
