The 32-year-old skippered her Team GB side to Winter Olympic gold this year before she announced her retirement in August, and she’s now preparing to take her first steps in the commentary booth
Eve Muirhead’s life may look very different now that her competitive curling career is behind her, but that relentless drive is still as evident now as it was then.
The 32-year-old famously skippered her Team GB women’s side to curling gold at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in February this year – adding to her bronze medal from the Sochi 2014 Games – before she decided to retire in August after achieving “everything she dreamt of”. But while she may have stepped away from competing, she is by no means done with curling.
This weekend Muirhead will be making her commentary debut on Eurosport and discovery+ at the WCF European Curling Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, taking place from 18-26 November. The Perth Olympian will be joined by established voices David Smith and Richard Vaughan and she will also be penning an exclusive column on Eurosport.com. On top of all that she is also nominated for Action Woman of the Year 2022 at tonight’s BT Sport’s Action Women Awards.
But, as Muirhead enters the next chapter in her own personal journey, it’s only natural that personal reflection comes with that. Not only is she adjusting to life in retirement but there’s also an opportunity to look back on everything she’s achieved, from the âdark times’ she’s faced to finally achieving her childhood dream of a gold medal that is yet to fully sink in.