# Drummond wins Scottish mixed doubles on curling return

> The 33-year-old intensive care nurse won gold at the 2022 Olympics, left the sport, and has now returned to competitive curling with an unbeaten record.
- Title: Drummond wins Scottish mixed doubles on curling return
- Summary: The 33-year-old intensive care nurse won gold at the 2022 Olympics, left the sport, and has now returned to competitive curling with an unbeaten record…
- Keywords: vicky drummond, euan kyle, curling, scottish championship, mixed doubles, aberdeen, winter olympics, sports, Drummond, wins, Scottish, mixed
- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cmvg9l14pvejo
- Published: 2026-10-04T14:45:49.258+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vicky drummond, euan kyle, curling, scottish championship, mixed doubles, aberdeen, winter olympics, sports
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Vicky Drummond, a 2022 Olympic gold medallist, returned to competitive curling and won the Scottish mixed doubles championship with partner Euan Kyle, finishing with a perfect record.