Glen Muirhead

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Glen Muirhead
Curler
Born (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 34)
Team
Curling club Dunkeld CC [1]
Skip Glen Muirhead
Third Kyle Smith
Second Thomas Muirhead
Lead Cammy Smith
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
World Championship
appearances		2 (2014, 2016)
European Championship
appearances		4 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
European Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 St Gallen
Scottish Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Perth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Perth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Perth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Perth

Glen Muirhead (born 10 April 1989) [2] is a Scottish curler from Blair Atholl. He competed for Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Glen's brother Thomas and sister Eve are also British curlers, and their father Gordon is also a former professional curler.

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Personal life

Glen Muirhead is the brother of Olympic gold medalist Eve Muirhead, and his brother Thomas is also a professional curler. Their father Gordon won a gold medal at the 1994 European Curling Championships, and was an alternate for the team that won the 1999 World Curling Championships. [3] [4] [5] Aside from curling, Glen and Thomas rear sheep near Crieff. [6]

Career

Muirhead began his curling career playing for Logan Gray's team. [7] In 2014, Glen and his brother Thomas joined Tom Brewster's curling team. [8] In 2016, Glen competed against his brother Thomas, losing the match 4–2. [5] In 2016, he was part of the Scotland team that reached the final of the Grand Slam of Curling. [9] Muirhead was on the team that came second at the 2017 European Curling Championships. [9] After finishing in the top eight at the 2017 World Curling Championships, Team Smith, led by Kyle Smith, qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [lower-alpha 1] [10] Muirhead was selected as the alternate for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Glen's brother Thomas was chosen as the third for the men's curling team, and his sister Eve was chosen to skip the women's curling team. [4] [11] Muirhead did not make an appearance at the Games. [12]

In the 2018–19 season, Muirhead was the skipper of the team that competed at the 2018 Olympics, which were named Team Muirhead for the season. [13] In 2020, Muirhead's team came second at the Scottish Curling Championships. [14] Later in the year, the Scottish Curling team's funding for the 2022 Winter Olympics was cut. [15] Muirhead was not selected for the 2022 Winter Olympics, as Bruce Mouat's team were selected for the Games. [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Outside of the Winter Olympics, Great Britain competes under the flags of its constituent home nations, Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Irish players compete for a combined Ireland); Scotland results are treated as Great Britain for the purposes of Olympic qualification.

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References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Glen MUIRHEAD". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2018: Great Britain's team for Pyeongchang". BBC Sport . 12 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Curling – Men: World Championships". sports123.com. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Andrew (17 November 2017). "Thomas Muirhead aiming to show it's not all about Eve". The Scotsman . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 Brazeau, Jonathan (15 September 2016). "Thomas Muirhead making name for himself on curling tour" . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Ferrie, Kevin (17 February 2017). "The silence and the lambs: how curling's Thomas Muirhead is looking to give big brother Glen a chilling experience". The Herald . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Ferrie, Kevin (11 February 2014). "Curling: Tough acts to follow, but Glen on right path". The Herald . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Bannerman, Gordon (14 November 2014). "Thomas Muirhead plans to emulate sister Eve's curling achievements". Daily Record . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Glen Muirhead". Team GB . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "2018 Winter Olympics: GB men secure curling place". BBC Sport . 7 April 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  11. ↑ MacBeath, Amy (22 June 2017). "Eve Muirhead will be joined by brothers Tom and Glen at the 2018 Winter Olympics". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Beijing 2022: Could Gerken Schofield trio make Winter Olympic history for Team GB in moguls?". BBC Sport . 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Two Team Muirheads in new curling season". The Courier . 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Scottish Curling Championships: Eve Muirhead guides rink to eighth title as Bruce Mouat seals three in row". BBC Sport . 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "EVE MUIRHEAD: I'm absolutely devastated for my brothers". The Courier . 5 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Six curlers selected to represent Team GB at Beijing 2022". Team GB. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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