Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the Team GB women's curling team after they won Olympic gold following a sensational final performance in Beijing.
The First Minister praised Eve Muirhead and her Scottish teammates after they saw off Japan to win Britain's first curling top prize at a winter games in 20 years.
The Team GB captain had lost two Olympic semi-finals in the past but emerged victorious after a thrilling match that took place in the early hours of this morning.