Eve Muirhead

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Gold at fourth attempt a 'dream come true' for Muirhead (BBC Sport)

After heart-breaking near misses, hip surgery and a tumultuous campaign in Beijing, Eve Muirhead says curling gold is a "dream come true".

Dame Eve? Calls for MBE Muirhead to be elevated after leading ... (The Courier)

Eve Muirhead should be recognised with "an Honour from Her Majesty" after she led Team GB to curling gold.

Scottish Conservative councillor John Duff added: “Eve Muirhead’s achievements in the world of international curling have been outstanding and the crowning glory has been the tremendous victory she has had leading her outstanding team to Olympic Gold in Beijing. In 2020, Eve spoke in her regular Courier column of her pride in the honour. She said: “ Eve Muirhead is an inspiration to us all and l am sure the whole of the country is rejoicing in her success and that of all those in Team GB curling. Eve Muirhead is the definition of “hard work pays off” and how continuing to pursue your dreams is 💯 worth it. SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart added: “I want to say a massive congratulations to Perthshire’s very own Eve Muirhead on leading her curling team to Olympic gold. “Eve has been at the forefront of her sport for well over a decade, consistently performing at the highest level and becoming a wonderful role model for all those in sport.

Eve Muirhead, the best of all-time? Team GB gold medallist backed ... (iNews)

The Great Britain skip finally added an Olympic gold medal to her trophy cabinet and shows no signs of stopping.

Then they went 4-0 down to Sweden in the first end of the semi-final to leave them, in their coach’s words, a less than 10 per cent chance of winning the match. In response, Muirhead and Murdoch adopted a squad approach in an effort to find the best combination, happening upon Hailey Duff, Vicky Wright and mixed doubles world champion Jennifer Dodds. And it is not as though Muirhead’s journey to this point has been easy either.

Fourth time's the charm – Eve Muirhead claims Beijing gold to live ... (Irvine Times)

Eve Muirhead claimed the Olympic title at the fourth time of asking after steering Great Britain to an emphatic 10-3 win over Japan in Beijing.

An emotional Eve Muirhead fulfilled her Olympic destiny in Sochi (Andrew Milligan/PA)Muirhead’s inexperienced team rode their luck to edge through the group stage. This time Muirhead missed a relatively simple shot to win the match, and finished off the podium for the second time. Muirhead was just 19 years old when she made her Olympic bow in Vancouver – and she was overwhelmed by the experience.

Emotional Eve Muirhead on 'rollercoaster' ride to Team GB's Winter ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Team GB women's curling team produced the perfect performance against Japan in the final to land gold to end what was a tough Winter Olympics in Beijing.

There is just one open rink outside of Scotland. “She can be hard on them, but you need to be. Team GB women's curling team produced the perfect performance against Japan in the final to land gold to end what was a tough Winter Olympics in Beijing

Neil Drysdale: Let's hope Eve Muirhead gets treated better than Rhona Martin did in 2002 (Press and Journal)

Great Britain's Mili Smith, Hailey Duff, Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wright and Eve Muirhead celebrate with the gold medal after beating Japan. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

And its champions are rightly proud of its inclusivity. I chatted with Martin (now Howie) after she had returned from the US and asked what the response had been to her exploits. It’s a grand sport, chess on ice, with an abundance of variations and strategies. It obviously works when you look at how many medals they have secured in China. We all know the score and football always takes centre stage, with rugby only gaining attention during the Six Nations Championship. Somebody even messaged me at around 4am on Sunday, suggesting she be given a damehood the next time any honours are being distributed.