Curling: Scotland’s Rebecca Morrison ‘having more fun’ without skip responsibilities

Scottish curler Rebecca Morrison says she has found competing “a bit more fun” since Sophie Jackson took on skip responsibilities.

The team – that still bears Morrison’s name – open their European Championship campaign in Finland on Saturday, as they take on Sweden and Denmark.

Morrison, 28, led the rink at last year’s event in Aberdeen – where they finished fifth – but Jackson will have that duty this time round, after they decided to make the switch earlier this year.

“I am no longer skipping but I will still be playing the last stones, so it just means that Sophie Jackson who plays the lead stones is now skipping,” Morrison said.

“It is quite nice for me. I get to have more time with everyone else to reset once a new end begins. I find it a bit more fun and Sophie leads the team really well.

“I have noticed that coming into this competition, I feel a lot more settled a lot quicker than I have done in previous years so that is a great feeling.

“I think as the last stone thrower there is a lot of pressure but we have been to the Euros twice before now and you definitely settle in to it as time goes on.”