Olympians including silver medallists Kyle Waddell and Ross Whyte, along with Fay Henderson, will compete at the 2026 Scottish Curling Championships this weekend. The event at the Dumfries Ice Bowl will be broadcast live on BBC platforms. Both men's and women's competitions feature five teams each, with defending champions aiming for third successive titles.
The 2026 Scottish Curling Championships take place on Friday, 27 February, and Saturday, 28 February, at the Dumfries Ice Bowl. Men's semi-finals will air live on Friday evening, followed by the men's and women's finals on Saturday, available on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Ross Whyte's rink, consisting of Whyte, Robin Brydone, Kyle Waddell's brother, and Euan Kyle, is bidding for a third successive national title. Whyte, who served as alternate for Team GB's silver medal-winning men's team at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, reflected on the recent Milan-Cortina 2026 Games, where Bruce Mouat's rink secured another silver. "It was certainly a devastating finish and we know how much they wanted that gold medal," Whyte said. He added that the team aims to win a third Scottish title in a row, noting it has never been won four years consecutively.
Kyle Waddell, alternate for the men's silver at Milan-Cortina, will skip his own rink with Mark Watt, Angus Bryce, and Blair Haswell. Waddell expressed disappointment from the Olympic final loss but focused on the national event: "For now, I just want to focus on winning a Scottish title."
In the women's event, defending champion Fay Henderson, a 24-year-old former world junior champion and alternate for Team GB women at Milan-Cortina, skips a team with Hailey Duff, Lisa Davie, Katie McMillan, and Laura Watt. They open against Tia Laurie's rink, which includes 2024 Winter Youth Olympic champion Laurie alongside Cara Davidson, Kirsty Gallacher, Holly Burke, and Amy Mitchell. Henderson, competing at her home rink, seeks a third title: "Three in a row isn't something that many skips have been able to do in their first few years out of juniors."
Henderson also discussed maintaining momentum post-Olympics, hoping to secure selection for the World Championships and sustain interest in curling. Both events highlight recent Olympic performances, with Whyte praising the sport's ambassadors and Waddell hopeful for growth in Scotland and the UK.
