Lauren Gray Explained

Lauren Gray
Birth Date:3 November 1991
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Curling Club:Balfron CC, Balfron, Scotland
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World Championship Appearances:5
European Championship Appearances:5
Olympic Appearances:2 (2014, 2018)

Lauren Gray (born 3 November 1991) is a Scottish former curler from Stirling.[1] As alternate for the Eve Muirhead rink, she won a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships for Scotland, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. She became lead for Muirhead's team in 2016, and won a gold medal at the 2017 European Championships. In 2019, she was promoted to third on the team, but returned to playing lead in 2021. After a disappointing result in the 2021 World Championships, Gray was dropped from Eve Muirhead's team and replaced by Hailey Duff.

Career

She competed for the British team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where the team won the bronze medal.[2] She had previously been part of the British rinks which won gold medals at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival[3] and the 2011 Winter Universiade,[4] as well as the Scotland rinks which won the World Junior Curling Championships in 2012[5] and the World Curling Championships in 2013.[6] Following the 2014 Olympics, Gray was part of the commentary team for Channel 4's coverage of the wheelchair curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[7]

In May 2016, Gray became lead for Eve Muirhead's team, having previously been alternate for Muirhead's rink in their World Championship-winning campaign in 2013 and the Olympic tournament in 2014.[8]

Personal life

Gray was born in Glasgow and grew up in the village of Balfron where she attended Balfron Primary and then Balfron High School. She took up the sport at the age of eight.[9]

Gray graduated from University of Glasgow with a in English Literature and Politics in 2013, on the same day that she was formally selected for the 2014 Olympics.[10]

She is the sister of curler Logan Gray.[9]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second LeadAlternate
2008–09[11] Lauren Gray Rebecca Kelsey
2009–10Lauren Gray Anna Sloan
2010–11Anna Sloan Lauren Gray Claire Hamilton
2011–12Hannah Fleming Lauren Gray Alice Spence Jennifer Martin
2012–13Hannah Fleming Lauren Gray Abigail Brown Vicky Wright
2013–14Hannah Fleming Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Alice Spence Abigail Brown
2014–15Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Vicky Wright
2015–16Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Vicky Wright Mhairi Baird
2016–17Anna Sloan Vicki Chalmers Lauren Gray
2017–18Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Chalmers Lauren Gray Kelly Schafer
2018–19Eve Muirhead Jennifer Dodds Vicki Chalmers Lauren Gray Vicky Wright
2019–20Eve Muirhead Lauren Gray Jennifer Dodds Vicky Wright
2020–21Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Lauren Gray Sophie Sinclair
2021–22Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Lauren Gray

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. April 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Lauren Gray. sochi2014. 15 February 2014. 4 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140704101655/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-lauren-gray. dead.
  3. News: GB curlers land silver and gold. Mackay. Graham. The Journal. 22 February 2009. 21 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223120120/http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/5513-sports_shorts. 23 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Women's Curling seal first ever GB Universiade Curling Gold. British Universities and Colleges Sport. 7 February 2011. 20 February 2014. https://archive.today/20140220132804/http://bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid=7119&itemTitle=Women%92s+Curling+seal+first+ever+GB+Universiade+Curling+Gold&section=8&sectionTitle=News+from+BUCS. 20 February 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: World Junior Curling Championships 2012 Women's Medal Games. World Curling Federation. 11 March 2012. 21 February 2014. 28 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228084153/http://www.worldcurling.org/junior-womens-medal-games. dead.
  6. Web site: Curling: Scotland's women beat Sweden in world final. bbc.co.uk. 24 March 2013. 21 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Here's your commentary team at the Ice Cube: Bob Kelly and Lauren Gray. twitter.com. 7 March 2014. 7 March 2014.
  8. News: Curling: Lauren Gray joins Eve Muirhead's rink as lead. BBC Sport . 27 May 2016. 7 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Who's that girl? Our guide to the British female curling team. Bennett. Gabriella. 17 February 2014. HeraldScotland.com. 20 November 2016.
  10. Web site: Lauren Gray announced as curling alternate for Team GB. 4 December 2013. Team GB. 21 February 2014.
  11. Web site: Lauren Gray Past Teams. CurlingZone. May 9, 2020.