Eve Muirhead returns to curling after four-year retirement
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 2:01 PM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Eve Muirhead, a Winter Olympic gold medallist, has announced her return to curling after a four-year retirement. Serving as Team GB's chef de mission for the Milan-Cortina Games inspired her to rejoin the sport. Muirhead will partner with Bobby Lammie in mixed doubles this season, aiming for the Alpes 2030 Games. Muirhead had previously stepped away from the sport after winning gold in Beijing, sharing her struggles with mental health during her career. Another former team-mate, Vicky Drummond, is also returning to compete in mixed doubles, sparking renewed professional ambitions among former Olympians.
- •Muirhead served as Team GB's chef de mission in February.
- •She aims to compete in Alpes 2030 Games.
- •Muirhead will partner with Bobby Lammie in mixed doubles.
- •Vicky Drummond is also returning to curling.
- •Muirhead's previous retirement was in August 2022.
- 2:01 PMYahoo Sports — Eve Muirhead, curling legend, ends 4-year retirement
- 11:04 AMYahoo Sports — Olympic curling champ Muirhead comes out of retirement
- 7:27 AMBBC Sport — Olympic champion curler Muirhead revokes retirement
"Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has announced she is to return to competition four years after retiring following the Beijing Games. The decorated Team GB curler, a four-time Olympian and gold medallist in Beijing, is set to return to action in mixed doubles alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie, with sights set on the 2030 Games.
"Winter Olympic gold medallist Eve Muirhead revokes her retirement, saying being Team GB's chef de mission at this year's Games has inspired her to return to curling after four years away.
"Eve Muirhead brought Olympic curling gold home to Scotland in 2022.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 2:01 PMEve Muirhead, curling legend, ends 4-year retirement
Eve Muirhead brought Olympic curling gold home to Scotland in 2022.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 11:04 AMOlympic curling champ Muirhead comes out of retirement
Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has announced she is to return to competition four years after retiring following the Beijing Games. The decorated Team GB curler, a four-time Olympian and gold medallist in Beijing, is set to return to action in mixed doubles alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie, with sights set on the 2030 Games.
- BBC SportAug 6, 2026, 7:27 AMOlympic champion curler Muirhead revokes retirement
Winter Olympic gold medallist Eve Muirhead revokes her retirement, saying being Team GB's chef de mission at this year's Games has inspired her to return to curling after four years away.
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