Olympic bronze medal curlers Team Muirhead will have a different line-up next season.
Lead Claire Hamilton has announced that she will not continue with the team next year.
She said: “I’m hugely proud that as a curler I realised my ambition of being World Champion and an Olympic medallist. Before the new Olympic cycle starts I feel that it is the right time for me to move on and explore some other ideas.
“The Olympics inspired a real passion in me for the world of sport and I want to investigate what other options are out there. I have loved being part of Team Muirhead and would like to thank the girls for the fantastic opportunities and experiences that being part of the team has brought me. I’m excited about what the future might hold and will take this summer to investigate what I might do. “
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan and Vicki Adams have all confirmed they are committed to the next Olympic cycle and are looking forward to finding a new team member before the season starts again in September.
Muirhead said: “Claire has been a world class lead for us and we will be sad to see her go. We will take some time before deciding on a replacement but we are excited about the journey to 2018.
“This season has been an amazing one, and taking home an Olympic medal was a dream come true for all four of us. Anna, Vicki and myself would like to thank Claire for the huge part she has had to play in Team Muirhead in the last four years and we also are looking forward to seeing what we can do as a team going forward.”
In the last four years Team Muirhead have won Olympic bronze, the World Championships, the European Championships, two Grand Slams and were the youngest rink ever to take home an Olympic medal.