– Scottish roller Eve Muirhead, who helped Britain seal their solely gold medal at this 12 months’s Beijing Winter Olympics, introduced her retirement from the game on Thursday and mentioned she needed to discover extra alternatives.
The 32-year-old led Britain to victory over Japan within the ladies’s curling remaining in Beijing in February, securing her nation’s solely gold medal at this 12 months’s Video games.
She calls time on her profession as the present European and world champion.
“After 15 years of worldwide curling and 21 worldwide titles I've made the toughest choice of my life to hold up my curling sneakers and retire,” Muirhead mentioned in a submit on Twitter.
All through my profession and like most athletes, I've skilled each the best of the highs (changing into an Olympic champion) and the bottom of lows and at occasions the longer term appeared very distant. It’s been an emotional journey however a journey I'm very pleased with.”
Muirhead, who additionally grew to become the youngest skip to win an Olympic medal with a bronze medal in Sochi 2014, didn't reveal her future plans and instructed her followers to “watch this area”.
“The impression that Eve has had on curling in Scotland is unparalleled,” SportScotland chief govt Stewart Harris mentioned in a press release.
“Eve’s 11 gold medals in Olympic Video games, World Championships and European Championships are a real testomony to her dedication to curling over these years.”
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