EVE MUIRHEAD THIRD AT BBC SPOTY AWARDS
Eve Muirhead came an incredible third at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. In what has been an outstanding 2022 for Eve, the Perthshire curler collected Olympic gold and world mixed gold alongside successes in the grand slam series.
A total of six athletes were nominated for the prestigious award, Eve being up against gymnast Jessica Gadirova, footballer Beth Mead, cricketer Ben Stokes, snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, and track athlete Jake Wightman. The open public vote took place on the evening of the awards ceremony with Eve coming in third. Ahead of the event, her odds to win the title were 100/1.
The trophy went to Beth Mead who was part of the European Championship-winning England women’s football team.
⭐ She led the Great Britain women's team that won curling gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing ⭐
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Eve’s SPOTY success is the latest in what has been an awards galore for Scottish curlers this month. First up was British Curling National Coach David Murdoch MBE who was honoured with the Mussabini Medal at the 25th UK Coaching Awards.
David doubled up at the Scottish Sports Awards where he was named Coach of the Year. A great night in Edinburgh also saw the rink of Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jen Dodds, Hailey Duff, and Mili Smith awarded Team of the Year in recognition of their Olympic gold medal.
