Olympic champion Eve Muirhead has decided to retire from the sport of curling. The 32-year-old reached the pinnacle when she captained the Team GB side to glory at the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year. She added the coveted gold medal to the bronze she won Sochi eight years ago.
Muirhead and co produced a remarkable turnaround after they looked set to miss out on a place in Beijing after making a poor start in the final qualification tournament. After capturing further titles at the world, European and Scottish championship levels over a glittering career that spanned over 15 years, the star athlete has decided to move on to the next chapter of her life.
“After 15 years of international curling and 21 international titles I have made the hardest decision of my life to hang up my curling shoes and retire,” Muirhead said in a post on social media. “Throughout my career and like most athletes, I have experienced both the highest of the highs, (becoming an Olympic champion) and the lowest of lows and at times the future seemed very distant. It’s been an emotional journey, but a journey that I am incredibly proud of.
