Winter Olympics 2022: ‘The proudest moment of my life’ - Bruce Mouat selected as Team GB flagbearer for closing ceremony

Bruce Mouat says having the honour of being Team GB’s flagbearer for the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics will be the “proudest moment” of his life, capping a whirlwind few days for the silver medal winning men’s curling skip. Mouat was in the Ice Cube to watch Eve Muirhead guide the women’s rink to gold by thrashing Japan in the final, less than 24 hours after an agonising defeat by Sweden in a match which went to an extra end. Ad/> Not long after, Mouat was told by Great Britain's Chef de Mission Georgie Harland that he had been chosen to carry the Union flag into the closing ceremony and he says it capped a rollercoaster day.

/> Beijing 2022Beijing Today Day 15 — All the action from the penultimate day of the Winter Olympics14 HOURS AGO “It's maybe the biggest honour I've ever received. I honestly can't really describe what the feelings are,” Mouat told Eurosport. “Yesterday was such an emotional day and then to end it being told that you're getting to carry the flag and lead the team out at the closing ceremony, I was just overwhelmed.

To have this huge honour, and to lead such incredible athletes into the Bird's Nest. It's going to be huge for me and possibly the highlight of my career so far. “Some of the names [to have carried the flag] that stick in my mind are Andy Murray, Chris Hoy and Steve Redgrave — all these amazing athletes that have achieved so much and to be named as the flagbearer and to have that honour, it's going to be the proudest moment of my life, I believe.