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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mark Staniforth

Eve Muirhead relishing chance to help GB’s Winter Olympians achieve their dreams

Eve Muirhead will swap her Olympic gold medal for a chef de mission role in Milan and Cortina (John Walton/PA) - (PA Archive)

Eve Muirhead insists she is undaunted by the challenge of swapping her curling broom for a stack of spreadsheets as she prepares to spearhead Great Britain’s Winter Olympic bid in Milan and Cortina in exactly one year’s time.

The 34-year-old Muirhead has no regrets about deciding to bring an end to her glittering career in the wake of her gold medal win in Beijing in 2022, leading to her appointment as Team GB chef de mission at the Games for the first time.

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