Lauren Gray

Lauren Gray (born 3 November 1991) is a Scottish 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.

Lauren Gray
Curler
Born (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991
Glasgow, Scotland
Team
Curling clubBalfron CC, Balfron, Scotland
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
 Great Britain
World Championship
appearances		5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
European Championship
appearances		5 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2014, 2018)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Riga
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Beijing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 St Gallen
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stavanger
Silver medal – second place 2019 Helsingborg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Champéry
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Braehead
Scottish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Perth
Gold medal – first place 2020 Perth
Silver medal – second place 2016 Perth
Silver medal – second place 2019 Perth
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Östersund
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sochi

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 2:1 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 Lead Alternate
2008–09[11] Anna SloanHannah FlemingLauren GrayAlice SpenceRebecca Kelsey
2009–10 Lauren GrayClaire MacDonaldTasha AitkenCaitlin BarrAnna Sloan
2010–11 Anna SloanLauren GrayVicki AdamsSarah McIntyreClaire Hamilton
2011–12 Hannah FlemingLauren GrayAlice SpenceAbigail BrownJennifer Martin
2012–13 Hannah FlemingLauren GrayJennifer DoddsAbigail BrownVicky Wright
2013–14 Hannah FlemingLauren GrayJennifer DoddsAlice SpenceAbigail Brown
2014–15 Lauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2015–16 Lauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightMhairi Baird
2016–17 Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki ChalmersLauren Gray
2017–18 Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki ChalmersLauren GrayKelly Schafer
2018–19 Eve MuirheadJennifer DoddsVicki ChalmersLauren GrayVicky Wright
2019–20 Eve MuirheadLauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky Wright
2020–21 Eve MuirheadVicky WrightJennifer DoddsLauren GraySophie Sinclair
2021–22 Eve MuirheadVicky WrightJennifer DoddsLauren Gray

References
  1. "2021 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. "Lauren Gray". sochi2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Mackay, Graham (22 February 2009). "GB curlers land silver and gold". The Journal. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. "Women's Curling seal first ever GB Universiade Curling Gold". British Universities and Colleges Sport. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "World Junior Curling Championships 2012 Women's Medal Games". World Curling Federation. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. "Curling: Scotland's women beat Sweden in world final". bbc.co.uk. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. "Here's your commentary team at the Ice Cube: Bob Kelly and Lauren Gray". twitter.com. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  8. "Curling: Lauren Gray joins Eve Muirhead's rink as lead". 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. Bennett, Gabriella (17 February 2014). "Who's that girl? Our guide to the British female curling team". HeraldScotland.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  10. "Lauren Gray announced as curling alternate for Team GB". Team GB. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  11. "Lauren Gray Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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