Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead
As skip of the Scotland team, Muirhead won the
She announced her retirement on 11 August 2022.[6]
She currently coaches the Fay Henderson rink.[7]
Career
World Junior Championships
Muirhead was born in Perth, Scotland, and first appeared on the world curling scene at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships in Eveleth, Minnesota, as a third with skip Sarah Reid, and won the gold medal.
At the 2008 Scottish junior women's championship Muirhead skipped her own team, winning all games and thus qualifying for the next junior world championship.[8] Muirhead was skip for the Scottish team at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, beating Sweden (skipped by Cecilia Östlund) 12–3 in the final.[9]
Muirhead returned to the
In December 2009, Muirhead was awarded the BBC Scotland Young Sports Personality of the year for her achievements in curling.[10]
In 2010, Muirhead was too preoccupied with the Olympics to play at the World Juniors, but she was back at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships in her native Scotland. Muirhead won the gold medal at the World Juniors for an unprecedented fourth time in her career. She beat Canada's Trish Paulsen by a score of 10–3 in the final.[11]
Winter Olympics
Muirhead was selected as skip for the Great Britain Women's curling team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. After winning only three of nine round robin matches with cliffhanger losses to the United States, Denmark and Canada, the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals. She also broke her broom on the ice, a major curling faux pas.[12]
Muirhead continued as skip for the Great Britain Women's curling team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She won the Bronze Medal as the Great Britain team skip after beating Switzerland 6–5 in the Bronze Medal play-off,[13] making her the youngest ever skip to win an Olympic medal.[14]
Muirhead was skip for the British team at the
Muirhead was once again selected as skip for the Women's curling team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[16] On the last day of events she led her team to a 10–3 win over Japan, winning her first ever gold Olympic medal (Team GB's only gold medal of the Games).[4]
World Championships
Muirhead won the silver medal as the Scottish team skip at the
Muirhead next made it to the Worlds in 2015 and finished in 4th place. At the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship, the team missed the playoffs and finished in 5th place, while at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship, Muirhead would take home the bronze medal.
Muirhead would not play at the World Championships again until 2021, after missing 2018 due to losing a playoff against that year's Scottish champion Hannah Fleming, losing the 2019 Scottish final to Sophie Jackson, and because the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship, which was played in a bio-secure "bubble" due to the ongoing pandemic, Muirhead led Scotland to a 6–7 record for an 8th place finish.[18]
In 2022, she also partnered with fellow Scot and Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie to win the Mixed Doubles World Championship.[19]
Personal life
Muirhead grew up in Blair Atholl, Scotland, and plays golf off scratch handicap at Pitlochry Golf Course.[1][20] She is an accomplished bagpiper, piping at four World Championships.[21]
On 5 April 2010, Muirhead modelled at the eighth annual fashion show Dressed to Kilt.[22] It was announced on 17 May 2010 that Muirhead would be the new ambassador for Piping Live! 2010, a festival dedicated to playing the bagpipes which would run from 9–15 August later in the year.[23][24] On 14 June 2010, it was reported that Muirhead had turned down the chance to become a professional golfer after receiving two scholarships from American universities.[25][26] There is a portrait of her with broom, clubs and pipes at the National Galleries Scotland.[27] Eve opened The National Curling Academy in Stirling in 2017.[28]
In 2015 she was diagnosed with coeliac disease and, in 2018, underwent hip surgery.[29][30]
In 2018 she received the
Muirhead was appointed
Muirhead's father,
She has two brothers, Glen and Thomas Muirhead, who are also both accomplished curlers.
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | Sarah Reid | Eve Muirhead | Barbara McFarlane |
Sarah MacIntyre |
2007–08 | Eve Muirhead | Kerry Barr | Vicki Adams |
Sarah MacIntyre |
2008–09 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan (Jr) Karen Addison (W) |
Vicki Adams (Jr) Rachael Simms (W) |
Sarah MacIntyre (Jr) Anne Laird (W) |
2009–10 | Eve Muirhead | Kelly Wood (W) |
Kelly Wood (E/O) Lorna Vevers (W) |
Lorna Vevers (E/O) Anne Laird (W) |
2010–11 | Eve Muirhead | Kelly Wood (E) Anna Sloan (Jr) |
Lorna Vevers (E) Vicki Adams (Jr) |
Anne Laird (E) Rhiann Macleod (Jr) |
2011–12 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Claire Hamilton
|
2012–13 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Claire Hamilton |
2013–14 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Claire Hamilton |
2014–15 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Sarah Reid |
2015–16 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Sarah Reid |
2016–17 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Lauren Gray |
2017–18 | Eve Muirhead | Anna Sloan | Vicki Adams | Lauren Gray |
2018–19 | Eve Muirhead | Jennifer Dodds | Vicki Chalmers (Adams) | Lauren Gray |
2019–20 | Eve Muirhead | Lauren Gray | Jennifer Dodds | Vicky Wright |
2020–21 | Eve Muirhead | Vicky Wright | Jennifer Dodds | Lauren Gray |
2021–22 | Eve Muirhead | Vicky Wright | Jennifer Dodds | Hailey Duff |
Jr=Junior, E=European, W=World, O=Olympics.
Grand Slam record
Muirhead and her rink won their first-ever Grand Slam event by winning the 2013 Players' Championship. It marked the first time a European team has ever won a Grand Slam event (men's or women's) and the second non-Canadian team. It was also the first time a non-Canadian team had ever won the Players'. Muirhead faced the Swedish Margaretha Sigfridsson in the final, in a re-match of the 2013 World Championships. The Players' final was also the first-ever Grand Slam final between two non-Canadian teams. Muirhead won a second straight Grand Slam at the 2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic, becoming the first non-Canadian skip to win two Grand Slam titles in their career. Muirhead won a third slam at the 2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic and followed it up with a fourth slam at the inaugural Women's 2014 Canadian Open of Curling. She won her fifth Grand Slam and third in a row by winning the 2015 Players' Championship. She won a sixth Grand Slam title by winning the 2016 Players' Championship.
Key | |
---|---|
C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters | N/A | N/A | SF | F | Q | Q | Q | SF | Q | Q | N/A | DNP |
Tour Challenge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | N/A | N/A |
The National | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNP | Q | DNP | QF | QF | N/A | DNP |
Canadian Open | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | C | SF | DNP | DNP | SF | Q | N/A | N/A |
Players' | SF | Q | C | QF | C | C | QF | QF | DNP | N/A | Q | QF |
Champions Cup | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Q | Q | SF | SF[a]
|
N/A | Q | DNP |
Former events
Event | 2010–11
|
2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colonial Square | N/A | N/A | R16 | DNP | C |
Autumn Gold | Q | Q | DNP | C | DNP |
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries
|
DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | N/A |
Sobeys Slam | SF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Notes
- ^ Muirhead spared for Anna Hasselborg, who was competing at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
References
- ^ a b c "Eve Muirhead". Team GB Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ 2020 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Muirhead
- ^ a b "British Curling – Eve Muirhead Profile". British Curling. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b "GB women's curlers claim Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eve Muirhead". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Eve Muirhead retires from curling as Olympic, European and world mixed doubles champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's Team Line-Ups". p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Junior women's final". Curling Today. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cowan, Bob (10 March 2010). "World Champions welcomed home!". Curling Today. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ White, Jim (2 February 2010). "Eve Muirhead eyes curling gold at Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "World Junior Championships 2011: WOMEN Scotland Gold, Canada Silver, Russia Bronze". World Junior Curling Championships. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Smith, Giles (25 February 2009). "Eve Muirhead's broom abuse should be swept under the carpet". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Winter Olympics joy for Great Britain as Eve Muirhead holds her nerve to secure curling bronze medal". Daily Record and Sunday Mail. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ Chakelian, Anoosh (20 February 2018). "Game of Stones: The power struggle at the heart of British curling". New Statesman. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 – Meet the Team GB curlers for PyeongChang 2018". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Team GB selects women's curling team for Beijing 2022". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship". Canadian Curling Association. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Spiegel, Jackie (9 May 2021). "World Women's Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel". Sporting News. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead retires after 15-year career". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "International Curler Eve Muirhead on top form at Monifieth". The Ladies' Golf Union. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Kidd, Patrick. "Passions: Eve Muirhead and bagpipes". The Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Rowley, Emma (6 April 2010). "Stars Dress To Kilt at New York Fashion Show". Sky News. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- STV. 18 May 2010. Archived from the originalon 1 July 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Eve Muirhead hurries hard, throws hammer to open 8th Piping Live! festival". Pipesdrums.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Duncan, Colin (14 June 2010). "Superwoman Scots curling skip Eve Muirhead puts plans for pro golf career on hold". DailyRecord. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Monday's Scottish gossip". BBC. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Askew, Brad. "Eve Muirhead b. 1990. Curler". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Brannan, Laura (23 August 2017). "Eve Muirhead opens National Curling Academy in Stirling". STV. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Britain beats Russians at curling but 'steely' Eve Muirhead wants gold". the Guardian. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Muirhead, Eve (4 May 2018). "Eve Muirhead: Operation a success and recovery now begins". The Courier.
- ^ "Olympic curler awarded honorary doctorate". BBC News. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B20.
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B15.
External links
- Eve Muirhead at World Curling
- Eve Muirhead at Olympics.com
- Eve Muirhead at Olympedia
- Eve Muirhead at Team GB