Gordon Muirhead shares pride as daughter Eve competes in fourth Winter Olympics

Not in his wildest dreams did he expect to watch his daughter compete in FOUR Winter Olympics – never mind be Team GB’s flagbearer.

But yesterday Gordon Muirhead, father of Perthshire curler Eve, spoke of his great pride at the continuing success story from Blair Atholl.

Eve fulfilled a sporting dream on Friday by carrying the Great Britain flag and fronting up the team march at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 alongside ski star Dave Ryding.

It was a moment to remember for the 31-year-old and a special watch for dad Gordon and the family back at home.

Gordon, a world champion curler himself, said: “It was talked about two or three weeks ago that it was a possibility but we were sworn to secrecy.

“It wasn’t a definite until after the teams got to Beijing. Medals apart, it is the icing on the cake.

“And it was good that it was with Dave Ryding because, for both of them, it is their fourth Olympics and possibly the last. I’m very proud.

“It’s just a crying shame the stadium wasn’t full and they were having to wear the face masks, but that is just the way it is.”

Gordon made sure to record the opening ceremony and that will no doubt be repeated many times in the weeks, months and years ahead.

He added: “We sat down with a bottle of bubbly at night and re-ran the opening ceremony. That’s what we did.”

Eve is impressively competing at her fourth Olympic Games having first pulled on the Great Britain colours at Vancouver way back in 2010.

It was then onto Sochi 2014 – where she won bronze – before narrowly missing out on the medals at Pyeongchang four years ago.

“Eve went to Vancouver back in 2010, which was her first one,” Gordon recalled. “As far as you know at that time, it might have been the only one.

“Never in our