Has Eve Muirhead officially ended her retirement to chase the Olympics?

Yes — she has publicly announced a return to competitive curling with the explicit aim of competing at the next Winter Olympics.

Does Muirhead’s return make her team a favourite for gold?

Her comeback significantly improves her team’s medal chances due to experience and shot-calling, but gold is not guaranteed and will rely on team cohesion and preparation.

What should selectors do now?

Selectors should evaluate building a squad around Muirhead’s leadership, prioritise rapid team bonding and invest in targeted training to exploit her tactical strengths.

Muirhead Returns: One Last Run for Olympic Gold

Eve Muirhead has ended a brief retirement and announced her intent to return to competitive curling, explicitly aiming for another Winter Olympics gold. The Scottish veteran — an Olympic medallist and long-time figure in international curling — brings the kind of experience that changes selection conversations overnight.

Her decision is more than sentimental: it forces national selectors and funding bodies to re-evaluate rosters, team chemistry and preparation blocks ahead of the next Games. Young talent will have to make way for cohesion and proven pressure-handling, and coaches will be asked to stitch a competitive unit around Muirhead’s leadership.

On the ice this is a simple calculus — curling rewards guile as much as raw power. Muirhead’s shot-calling, ice-reading and calm in the hammer ends are tangible assets that shorten opponents’ margins for error; opponents will now have to plan for strategy as much as execution.

The Guru’s view is plain: build around her if you want a medal. With proper preparation and a clear, modern support structure she lifts her nation into genuine podium contention; I predict a top-three finish is the likeliest outcome, not guaranteed gold but far closer with her in the line-up.