Eve Muirhead and Team GB's sole gold medallists: "We just didn't give up"

For Eve Muirhead, it was a case of 'fourth time's a charm' at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

In 2018, Muirhead and her rink finished in fourth place with the Scottish skip saying after she did "feel like I’ve got a little bit of unfinished business to do at the Olympic Games".

With a whole new team alongside her, the 31-year-old managed to achieve her goal with a comprehensive 10-3 victory over Japan to take gold.

"Without these girls being so strong, this dream would not have come true," Muirhead said. "They helped me become a better curler, and a better person.

"Together we are a very, very strong unit and I think today we proved that."

The Scottish foursome of Muirhead, vice-skip Vicky Wright, lead Hailey Duff and second Jen Dodds were certainly too strong for Japan in the final after coming through an extra-end thriller against defending champions Sweden in the semis.

"Nobody likes to do it the easy way, do they? So we thought we would do it the tough way," the 31-year-old said.

"As a team we showed a lot of resilience. We are very strong and very fit. And I think being physically fit helps you be mentally fit.

"It shows that if you can be as strong at the beginning of a tournament as at the end of a tournament, then you have a good chance.

"As a team, there were moments where you doubt yourself. You doubt whether you will make those play-offs, but we never gave up. We just didn't give up, and I think that shows the incredible strength of this team."

Team Muirhead's title was the one and only gold that Team GB won at Beijing 2022, with the only other medal courtesy of Bruce Mouat's men's curling team.

Mouat's rink went down to Sweden on Saturday, with Muirhead's women taking gold the following day.

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