Drummond returns with perfect record

Vicky Drummond, a thirty-three-year-old intensive care nurse, marked her return to competitive curling by winning the Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles Championship with partner Euan Kyle in Aberdeen this week.

Olympic gold medallist left after 2022

Drummond won gold at the two thousand twenty-two Olympics before leaving the sport shortly after. She has now returned to competitive play after a four-year absence from the game.

Unbeaten run ends in dominant final

Drummond and Kyle won every match they played, finishing with a one hundred percent record. Their run culminated with an eight one victory over Katie McMillan and Archie Hyslop in the final, which ended after five ends.

Drummond feels the joy return

Drummond told British Curling that returning felt like riding a bike. She said the nervous feeling and butterflies showed her it was right to come back, and that the enjoyment and excitement are there.

“It really doesn't feel like I have been away for that long and, once I got into the flow of things, with the practice and the games it literally was like riding a bike.”

Kyle eyes Olympic mixed doubles path

Kyle, a bronze medallist from this year's World Championship, said he would love to follow compatriot Bruce Mouat by combining two disciplines at the next Winter Olympics. He called this a great start to the cycle.

“When I got the call this summer from an Olympic gold medallist to ask if I wanted to partner her in mixed doubles, I was really chuffed.”

Muirhead also returns but misses playoffs

Drummond's Olympic skip, thirty-six-year-old Eve Muirhead, came out of retirement for this tournament. However, she and Bobby Lammie finished fourth in their seven-team section and did not progress to the play-offs.