D.O.B: 27/08/1994
Club: Gogar Park Curling Club
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Resides: Stirling
Work: Full time athlete
Introduced to curling: No family connections to curling but my dad saw a newspaper article advertising a junior club when I was six and took my brother along to try it and I started a year later aged seven.
Interests: Enjoy playing tennis, badminton, golf and squash and do a bit of running and swimming when possible.
Role model: Jeff Stoughton – former World Curling Champion
Best /favourite curling rink/s: The Hunt Club in Ottawa was a new kind of experience for me (very fancy) but also loved the ice rinks in Riga, Latvia and Budapest, Hungary (friendly two sheeters). My favourite curling rink would be Gogar Park as it is where I learnt to curl and I have fond memories of it.
Future Goals: Medal at a Winter Olympic Games.
Pre game rituals: No rituals but I try and have a good warm up before games.
Achievements:
Stu Sells Oakville Tankard – 2021 winners
World Curling Mixed Doubles Championships – 2021 (with Jen Dodds) Gold
Grand Slam of Curling Players’ Championship – 2021 winners
Grand Slam of Curling Champions Cup – 2021 winners
World Curling Championships – 2021 Silver
Mixed Doubles Elite Finals – 2021 (with Jen Dodds) – winners
Elite Finals – 2021 – winners
British Curling Mixed Doubles League – 2020/21 (with Jen Dodds) – runners up
January Challenge – 2021 – winners
December Mixed Doubles Tankard – 2020 (with Jen Dodds) – winners
December Superspiel – 2020 – winners
November Classic – 2020 – winners
September Shoot-Out – 2020 – winners
Scottish Champions – 2020, 2019, 2018
Perth Masters – 2020, 2019 – winners
European Championships – 2018 Gold
World Curling Championships – 2018 Bronze
Aberdeen International – 2018 – winners
World Championship Play-offs – 2018 – winners
Gefle Mixed Doubles – 2018 – winners (with Gina Aitken)
Slovakia Mixed Doubles – 2018 – winners (with Gina Aitken)
Stu Sells Trophy – 2017 – winners
Biosteel Oakville Classic – 2017 – winners
Grand Slam Boost National Champions – 2017, 2018 – runners up
Dumfries Challenger Series – 2017 – winners
Winter University Games – 2017 – Gold
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships – 2016 4th
Scottish Mixed Doubles Champions – 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 (with Gina Aitken) and 2020 (with Jennifer Dodds)
World Junior Championships – 2016 Gold, 2015 Bronze
Scottish Junior Champions – 2016, 2015
Other achievements:
Skipped the first Scottish men’s team to win a Grand Slam title at the Boost National Championships in 2017.
Bruce graduated with a first class BA(Hons) degree in International Festival and Event Management with Entrepreneurship from Edinburgh Napier University in 2018.
