Team GB's gold medal-winning curling skip Eve Muirhead is ready for 'craziness' back in the UK after Olympic success

Team GB's gold medal-winning women's curling skip Eve Muirhead says she is expecting «a few weeks of craziness» following her team's exploits at the Beijing Olympics. Muirhead spearheaded a group of Vicky Wright, Jen Dodds and Hailey Duff to land Britain's only gold medal of the Games, beating Japan in the final 10-3.

Ad/> The curlers will therefore enjoy significant exposure as they return to Britain, along with the men's curling team who won Team GB's only other medal — a silver. Beijing 2022'We saved our best until last' — Muirhead revels in 'incredible' Team GB curling triumphYESTERDAY AT 04:15 Speaking prior to flying back to the UK, Muirhead said: «It's been such an exciting journey out here in Beijing but the chance to go home now is really exciting because we get the chance to see family and show off this medal to everyone back in Britain.

»We couldn't have asked for any more out here in Beijing and it's been an Olympic Games that of course none of us will ever forget. First things first we're so grateful and happy that the Olympics took place because we know with the pandemic happening there were lots of questions on whether it would take place so we're very delighted and we'd like to thank everybody that helped do that.

«I'm sure it's going to be a few weeks of craziness but it's going to be definitely worth it. ‘One of the best skips of all time’ — Mouat hails ‘unreal’ Muirhead 'The biggest honour of my life' — Mouat on being named GB flagbearer »I haven't actually put my proper phone on.

I only had a certain amount of numbers on my phone that we had out here in China. I've been off social media completely so I'm actually looking forward to — well I don't know if I am — I think I am looking forward to