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The Guardian // Sport

Eve Muirhead: ‘People think I’m a steely-eyed competitor but we’re all human’

Wednesday 29th October 2025, 8:00AM

With 100 days to go until Milan Cortina, Team GB’s chef de mission for the next Winter Games hopes speaking out about her own experiences can help other athletes succeedWhen Eve Muirhead led the Great Britain women’s curlers to Winter Olympic gold in 2022, the Guardian hailed her as the “Iron Lady” because she appeared indestructible.It didn’t matter that she had failed initially to qualify for the Games. Or that she had Covid before the last-ditch tournament that finally secured their place. Or that Team GB’s women lost four of their opening eight matches in Beijing – and were 4-0 down against Sweden in the semi-finals. Somehow she always found a way. Continue reading...

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