Bronze Medal-winning curler Vicki Adams has heaped praise on the ‘top class’ facilities at The Peak in Stirling after the success of their Winter Olympics campaign in Sochi.

Both the men’s and women’s curling teams base their training at the fitness facility and for Adams, there is no doubt that it played a huge role in helping them on route to the podium, writes Graeme Lafferty.

The Tullibody native is now urging others to get involved in the sport and reckons there is no better place than The Peak.

Adams told Stirling News Sport: “The support we got while we were away was amazing and I hope this will inspire and encourage people to give curling a go.

“There are ‘come and try’ sessions which are free of charge at The Peak where you can go along and give it a shot. It’s a great social sport as well as being competitive. “Contact The Peak, Stirling to find out when the next come and try sessions are. You won’t regret it. The peak is an absolute fantastic facility, with great staff and fitness instructors. “It allows us flexibility of training with all the different fitness classes and gym access as well as the ice rink where we are able to get ice early in the morning for training and also during the day when available. It definitely was a big part of our preparations.” Adams was impressed with the facilities out in Sochi and revealed how the whole atmosphere among the Team GB athletes helped drive them onto glory but she also believes the team can build on their success in four years time.

She said: “We still have two competitions left this season, so straight back into training, but yeah I am looking forward to the next Olympic cycle now and we will look to push our way up the podium.

“The experience of the Olympics was amazing, great to be part of a bigger team and knowing that all other athletes and not just those from curling we’re supporting each other.

“The buzz around the team GB camp was great from the start and when Jenny jones won her bronze medal in the first few days, the mood was lifted even more. This really encouraged us on our Olympic journey also.” The 23-year-old hopes the sport can now seize the moment, in terms of all the current publicity, and use it to uncover a new generation of stars in Stirling and beyond.

She added: “It’s definitely important for us to take advantage of any publicity that the sport can get.

“We have already been out and about doing some meet and greet type event and hopefully will get out and about into schools etc and try to interact as well as we can with aspiring young athletes and children.”