Olympic champion Eve Muirhead is making her return to competitive curling on Thursday at the Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship in Aberdeen. The 36-year-old revoked her retirement and will partner with Bobby Lammie, with whom she won a world title in 2022.
Muirhead and Lammie hope this competition marks the start of a four-year campaign, aiming for the Alpes 2030 Games. Despite their past success and never having lost a competitive game together, Muirhead acknowledged the pressure and the need for perspective, noting it's her first competition in over four years.
The championship will feature six round-robin games from Thursday to Saturday, with potential play-offs and Sunday's semi-finals and final. Muirhead expressed a mix of excitement and nerves for her comeback, while Lammie is a two-time Olympic silver medallist.