Walker Returns to Women's Game, Joins Gray-Withers for New Olympic Cycle

Laura Walker is returning to women's curling full-time, joining Team Serena Gray-Withers as second for the 2026-27 season. The 35-year-old Edmonton-based curler steps in after parting ways with mixed doubles partner Kirk Muyres following eight years together, bringing a wealth of big-game experience to a young rink on the rise. Walker's resume speaks for itself -- a Scotties bronze as skip in 2021, a Canadian Mixed Doubles title and World Mixed Doubles bronze with Muyres in 2018, and a Scotties silver medal this past season filling in for Team Lawes. Gray-Withers, third Catherine Clifford, and lead Zoe Cinnamon had been searching for a second after parting with Lindsey Burgess, and in Walker they've found more than a replacement -- they've added a proven competitor to a team that already claimed the Grand Slam U25 title and Curling Canada's U25 NextGen Classic this season, and is ranked fifth in Canada heading into the new Olympic cycle.