Vicky Wright

Victoria Wright[1] (born August 15, 1993) is a Scottish curler from Stirling. She currently plays lead on Team Eve Muirhead.

Vicky Wright
Curler
Born
Victoria Wright

(1993-08-15) August 15, 1993
Dumfries, Scotland
Team
Curling clubLeswalt CC, Leswalt, Scotland
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdLauren Gray
SecondJennifer Dodds
LeadVicky Wright
Career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances		1 (2018)
European Championship
appearances		2 (2018, 2019)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Scotland
European Curling Championship
2019 Helsingborg
World Junior Curling Championships
2013 Sochi

Career

Before playing for Muirhead, Wright curled for Hannah Fleming. She was the alternate for Scotland at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships where the team won a silver medal.[2] She won the 2018 Scottish Women's Curling Championship as lead for Fleming to qualify for her first World Championship.[3] At the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship, the team struggled, finishing the round robin with a 5–7 record.[4]

For the 2018–19 season, Wright joined team Muirhead as the alternate. She played for the team at the first leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup as Muirhead had a hip injury.[5] They finished in sixth with a 2–4 record.[6] She played in her first European Curling Championships at the 2018 European Curling Championships. There, the team had a disappointing performance, finishing with a 4–5 record, missing the playoffs.[7] At the 2019 Scottish Women's Curling Championships, the team qualified for the final but lost to Sophie Jackson 11–7.[8] Wright also played in the International Mixed Doubles Dumfries that season with Craig Waddell where they lost in the quarterfinals.[9] To finish off the season, Team Muirhead won the 2019 WCT Arctic Cup.[10]

The following season, Wright replaced Vicki Chalmers on the team due to Chalmers stepping away from competitive curling. The team won their first event of the 2019–20 season, the 2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic.[11] At the 2019 European Curling Championships, the Muirhead rink reached the final where they lost to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg, claiming the silver medal.[12] In early January, they won the Mercure Perth Masters.[13] Team Muirhead claimed the 2020 Scottish Women's Curling Championship by defeating Maggie Wilson 8–3 in the championship game.[14] The team was set to represent Scotland at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship before the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16] In Grand Slam play, they played in three events and qualified in one of them, the 2019 National where they lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Jones.[17]

Personal life

Wright studied nursing at Glasgow Caledonian University, and works as a nurse[18] at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert.[19][20] She is in a relationship with fellow curler Greg Drummond.[21]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2011–12[22] Jennifer DoddsRebecca KesleyMhairi BairdVicky Wright
2012–13 Jennifer MartinHazel SmithVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2013–14 Jennifer MartinHazel SmithVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2014–15 Lauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2015–16 Lauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2016–17 Hannah FlemingJennifer DoddsAlice SpenceVicky Wright
2017–18 Hannah FlemingJennifer DoddsAlice SpenceVicky WrightSophie Jackson
2018–19 Eve MuirheadJennifer DoddsVicki ChalmersLauren GrayVicky Wright
2019–20 Eve MuirheadLauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky Wright
2020–21 Eve MuirheadLauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky Wright

References
  1. https://world-curling-federation.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pdf-documents/competition-CUR_1920_ECCA/2019-11-15-201103906Women's%20Entry%20List%20by%20Country.pdf
  2. "2013 World Junior Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. "2018 Scottish Women's Curling Championship Final Match Report". Scottish Curling. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. "2018 World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Perthshire Curler Eve Muirhead to undergo surgery". Daily Record. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. "2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg Teams". Curling World Cup. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. "2018 European Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. "2019 Scottish Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. "Wright/Waddell 2019 International Mixed Doubles Dumfries". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. "WCT Arctic Curling Cup finished in Dudinka, Russia". Arctic Cup. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. "2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. Cheyenne Boone (November 23, 2019). "Sweden women defend European title on last stone thriller". World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  13. "2020 Perth Masters Finals". Perth Masters. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  14. "Team Muirhead – Scottish Curling Women's Champions 2020". Scottish Curling. February 15, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  15. The Canadian Press (March 12, 2020). "World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled". The Sports Network. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  16. "World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  17. "Video: – 2019 National Women's Quarterfinals – Eve Muirhead vs Jennifer Jones". CBC. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  18. "2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  19. "Scottish Champ Vicky Wright Rejoins NHS Front Line". British Curling. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  20. Westerby, John (24 March 2020). "Great Britain curler Vicky Wright joins the coronavirus fight". The Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  21. British Curling Profile
  22. "Vicky Wright Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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