Winter Olympics: ‘A trailblazer’ - Mouat and Dodds hail Team GB joint flag bearer Muirhead ahead of opening ceremony

Eve Muirhead has been described as a “trailblazer” by her curling team-mates, ahead of the Sochi 2014 bronze medallist performing the honour of being Team GB’s joint flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The women’s skip will carry the union flag into Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium alongside Britain’s first Alpine skiing World Cup winner Dave Ryding.

Both athletes are competing in their fourth Games and are two of the most experienced members of Team GB. Ad/> Muirhead is arguably the face of Team GB’s Winter Olympic contingent, having driven interest in her sport since she made her Games debut in Vancouver at the age of 18.

Beijing 2022Team Muirhead seal curling spot at Beijing 2022 for Team GB16/12/2021 AT 17:59 Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds, who will not be at the opening ceremony as they are already four games into their mixed doubles campaign, have credited their team-mate for raising the profile of curling. «She's inspired a lot of people back home and me watching her back in 2010 when she was so young, it inspired me to step up into the men's game and hopefully do something similar to her,” said Mouat, who is also a medal favourite in the men’s competition.

/> »Unfortunately we won't be there tonight, but we will definitely be watching her on TV and we are going to dress up in our opening ceremony stuff, so check our Instagram!" Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Team GB need extra end to beat unfancied Australia after blowing 6-1 lead ‘Honoured, proud’ — Ryding and Muirhead selected as Team GB flag bearers for opening ceremony Dodds competes under Muirhead for the women’s team, who will begin their campaign against Switzerland on Thursday. «It's obviously a great