Anne Laird
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Anne Laird is a Scottish
curler. She plays lead for Eve Muirhead
.
In 1991, Laird won a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships
playing lead for Gillian Barr.
In 2002, Laird was a member of the gold medal winning team at the World Curling Championships
, playing lead for Jackie Lockhart
.
Laird replaced Karen Addison
as the alternate in the British curling team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, after Addison was deselected.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
curler. She plays lead for Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead is a Scottish curler. Muirhead is a four-time world junior champion, having won in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She curls out of the Curling Club in Dunkeld, a small town just north of Perth.-World Junior Curling Championships:...
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In 1991, Laird won a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
playing lead for Gillian Barr.
In 2002, Laird was a member of the gold medal winning team at the World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
, playing lead for Jackie Lockhart
Jackie Lockhart
Jacqueline "Jackie" Lockhart is a Scottish curler who has competed prolifically in major international competitions for Scotland, and for the Great Britain team that competes at the Olympic Winter Games.Having made her international debut at the 1983 European Championships, she went on to claim a...
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Laird replaced Karen Addison
Karen Addison
Karen Addison is a Scottish curler. She throws third rocks for Jackie Lockhart.In 1990, Addison won the World Junior Curling Championships playing third for the Scottish team, skipped by Kirsty Addison...
as the alternate in the British curling team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, after Addison was deselected.