Four years ago, athletes arrived in Beijing for a Winter Olympics unlike any other. Not only was it held in subdued circumstances, under the grim shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, it also proved a damp squib on the sporting front. Team GB came away with just two medals – secured in the final two days of the Games – a far cry from the record five won at the previous two editions.
Curling was one of the few British success stories. Bruce Mouat’s men’s rink narrowly missed out in the gold medal match to Sweden, while Eve Muirhead’s women’s rink beat Japan to become Olympic champions.
