Olympic champion Eve Muirhead has decided to retire from the sport ofcurlingThe 32-year-old has been named captain of theThe team GB side reached its pinnacle when they served at the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year. She added her coveted gold medal to the bronze she won in Sochi eight years ago.
Muirhead and her co-team have made a remarkable turnaround after seemingly missing out on qualification in Beijing after a poor start in the final qualifying tournament. After winning more titles at world, European and Scottish championship levels in a illustrious career spanning over 15 years, the star athlete has decided to move on to the next chapter of her life. } "After 15 years and 21 international titles in international curling, I have made the hardest decision of my life to ditch my curling shoes and retire," Muirhead said in a social media post. "Throughout my career, and like most athletes, I've had both the highest highs and the lowest lows [of becoming an Olympic champion], and at times the future seemed very far away. It's been an emotional journey, but one I'm incredibly proud of.
I have a lot to say as I have had the opportunity to do so.I can't thank everyone here, but individually over the next few weeks."
17}"It has been a real honor to skip and represent Team Muirhead, Great Britain and Scotland over the years and I have never taken it for granted." she added. “Retiring from curling as the current European, World and Olympic Champion has always been a dream of mine and I am announcing my retirement with a big smile on my face. I'm looking forward to exploring and bringing my golf clubs out into the world, but please be careful with this space.”
Muirhead added the I had the incredible honor of being awarded an OBE on the Queen's Birthday Honors List. British Curling Performance Director Nigel Hall paid tribute to the former curler, calling her the greatest British sportswoman of all time. She will go down in history as one of the greatest sportswomen the country has produced," he said. "The attitude that allowed Eve to claim all the honors in her sport with a wide range of teammates over four Olympic cycles was not better demonstrated than the way she responded to the biggest challenges of her career.
Hall added, skipping Team GB to win the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. As a great ambassador for our sport, she most certainly deserves all the accolades she receives.I am announcing her decision to retire from our sport.”
Stuart Harris, CEO of SportScotland, was surprised by Muirhead's "unrivaled" program of contributions to curling in Scotland. Eve's 11 gold medals are a true testament to her dedication to curling over the years. Eve is a great role model," he said. , through her passion for the sport and her desire to see more people step onto the rink and participate in curling across the country. "
Muirhead also offered words of encouragement to the next generation of curlers looking to emulate her feat. Taking shortcuts can get you to the top," she urged. One of the important things is that you have to enjoy it and laugh along the way, but you also have to trust each other and respect each other.”
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