Hailey Caitlin Rose Duff MBE (born 24 January 1997) is a Scottish curler[2] from Forfar.[3] She is the 2022 Olympic Champion in women's curling.
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| Born | 24 January 1997 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Forfar CC, Forfar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Fay Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Hailey Duff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Amy MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Katie McMillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Bobby Lammie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Scotland  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2021, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Junior Curling Championships: 1 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the international level, she is a 2021 European champion, playing lead for skip Eve Muirhead.
At the national level, she is a Scottish women's championship champion (2024) and bronze medallist (2019), Scottish mixed doubles championship bronze medallist (2015), Scottish junior champion (2018) and silver medallist (2016, 2017).
Duff was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to curling.[4]
Teams
Women's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2013–14 | Lesley Young | Alison Wood | Hailey Duff | Ellie Fraser | Susan Kesley | SJCC 2014 (4th) | |
| 2014–15 | Katie Murray | Sophie Jackson | Hailey Duff | Ellie Fraser | SJCC (8th)[5] SWCC 2015 (6th) | ||
| 2015–16 | Katie Murray | Rebecca Morrison | Hailey Duff | Mili Smith | Andrew Craigie | SJCC 2016  | |
| Katie Murray | Rebecca Morrison | Hailey Duff | Leeanne McKenzie | Andrew Craigie | SWCC 2016 (4th) | ||
| 2016–17 | Karina Aitken | Rebecca Morrison | Hailey Duff | Laura Barr | David Aitken | SJCC 2017 SWCC 2017 (4th) | |
| 2017–18 | Rebecca Morrison | Amy MacDonald | Hailey Duff | Leeanne McKenzie | Sophie Jackson (WJCC) | Tom Andrews | SJCC 2018  WJCC 2018 (9th) SWCC 2018 (5th) |
| 2018–19 | Rebecca Morrison | Hailey Duff | Lisa Davie | Beth Dandie | [6] | ||
| Rebecca Morrison | Hailey Duff | Leeanne McKenzie | Beth Dandie | Paul Davis | SWCC 2019  | ||
| 2019–20 | Amy MacDonald | Hailey Duff | Rebecca Morrison | Layle Al-Saffar | [7] | ||
| Hailey Duff (fourth) | Amy MacDonald (skip) | Layle Al-Saffar | Jane Barr | Rachael Halliday | Paul Davis | SWCC 2020 (4th) | |
| 2020–21 | Maggie Wilson | Hailey Duff | Jennifer Marshall | Eilidh Yeats | [8] | ||
| 2021–22 | Eve Muirhead | Vicky Wright | Jennifer Dodds | Hailey Duff | Mili Smith | Kristian Lindström, David Murdoch (NC)[9] | ECC 2021 |
| 2022–23 | Beth Farmer | Hailey Duff | Kirstin Bousie | Amy MacDonald | Katie McMillan | David Murdoch | SWCC 2023 (4th) |
| 2023–24 | Fay Henderson | Hailey Duff | Amy MacDonald | Katie McMillan | Eve Muirhead | SWCC 2024 |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2016–17 | Robin Brydone | Hailey Duff | Robin McCall | Laura Barr | SMxCC 2017 (5th) |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Male | Female | Events |
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| 2015–16 | John Duff | Hailey Duff | SMDCC 2015 |
| 2016–17 | John Duff | Hailey Duff | SMDCC 2016 (7th) |
| 2017–18 | John Duff | Hailey Duff | SMDCC 2017 (16th) |
| 2018–19 | John Duff | Hailey Duff | SMDCC 2018 (7th) |
Personal life
Hailey Duff was born and grew up in New Zealand. Some years later her family moved to Scotland.
She is from family of curlers. Her father John Duff is a long time curler, and was the runner-up at the 2020 Scottish Senior Championships, and is a bronze medallist with his daughter at the 2015 Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship.[10])[11]
Duff works as an assistant buyer at Garden Furniture Scotland[12] and is also studying sport and fitness at The Open University.
She graduated from the University of Stirling in 2019 with a degree in Business and Finance.[3]
References
External links
- Hailey Duff at World Curling
- Hailey Duff at Olympedia
- Hailey Duff at Team GB
- Hailey Duff on LinkedIn
- Hailey Duff on X
- "Eve Muirhead heaps praise on newcomer as Scots cruise to victory over Russia". Scottish Daily Express. 20 November 2021.
- "Perthshire curlers selected to represent Scotland at European Championships". Daily Record. 25 October 2021.
- Team Wilson (2021)
- "Top junior curlers feature at city event". Inverness Courier. 15 November 2013.
In the girls' event, Forfar's Lesley Young topped the group stages. Her rink of Alison Wood, Hailey Duff and Inverness curler Ellie Fraser qualified…
- Video: 2018 World Junior Curling Championships, women, round robin, Canada vs Scotland on YouTube
