team muirhead – scottish curling women’s champions 2020

Huge congratulations to Team Muirhead, our new Scottish Curling Champions, 2020.

A bumper crowd watched the team (Skip Eve Muirhead, 3rd Lauren Gray, 2nd Jen Dodds, lead Vicky Wright, pictured left with coach Kristian Lindström) win 8 – 3 against Team Wilson at the Dewar’s Centre in Perth. Skip, Eve says:

”The Scottish Championships are a really great event for us; and actually a really nervy one because, obviously it gets you ‘SCOTLAND’ on your back for the World Championships, so we are delighted with the way that game went, and the week here in Perth.

This is maybe my 10th Scottish Championships, I’ve been here a few times, and to come back after losing the finals last year and with my surgery and things it feels amazing to be on top of the podium again”

Team Wilson put up a strong resistance, and Skip Maggie told us they’re pleased with their performance:

”We had some good shots, but we weren’t getting the angles we needed to get the big ends. When we look at the week as a whole we have lots to be proud of. This is the first year Rebecca Morrison (Aberdeen) has joined the team and that’s made us a really strong unit. Scotland is a great curling nation, so to get silver in the national Championships is something we can all be really proud of”

Team Muirhead will now go on to represent Scotland at the World Women’s Curling Championships 2020 held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada. This will be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification.

Images copyright Tom Brydone