[1] As champion she represented the United States at the World Championships those years, finishing in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

[2][3] She returned to national prominence with back-to-back gold medals at the United States Senior Championships in 2009 and 2010.

[5][6] In 2010 she also won the Mixed Doubles National Championship with teammate Mike Calcagno.

[8] Vukich's parents were curlers and helped found the Granite Curling Club in Seattle.

[11] Vukich's daughter Emily (Em) Good and son Jake Vukich are also successful competitive curlers, Emily having competed at the 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship and Jake at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships.