Eve Muirhead ends retirement, returns to curling

Former Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has announced her return to competitive sport after a four-year retirement, with the goal of competing at a fifth Winter Games in Alpes 2030. The 36-year-old Scot, who led Great Britain to gold at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, will partner with two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie in mixed doubles.

Muirhead made the announcement on August 6, 2026, explaining that her recent role as Team GB's chef de mission at the Milan-Cortina Games in February had rekindled her competitive drive. She said the experience brought back emotions she had not felt in a long time and made her wonder if she still had something to give on the ice. After a period of reflection, she decided to accept an offer from British Curling to return as a decentralized athlete, allowing her to train primarily from a new base in Preston, England, while traveling regularly to the national academy in Stirling.

"I'm as competitive as ever, that fire's been rebuilt within me, and I feel like I've got one more Olympic cycle in me," Muirhead said. She emphasized that her return is from a refreshed and physically strong place, and she would not be coming back unless she...