Curling stars Eve Muirhead and Lisa Weagle helping each other to support athletes in their new roles at Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024
  • Title Curling stars Eve Muirhead and Lisa Weagle helping each other to support athletes in their new roles at Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024
  • Publication Date 28th January 2024
  • Languages EN
  • Location Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
  • Press Release https://olympics.com/ioc/news/curling-olympians-take-on-chef-de-mission-role-at-gangwon-2024-after-competing-at-pyeongchang-2018
  • Description

    Two of curling’s great competitors have been reunited in their Chef de Mission roles at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. Eve Muirhead and Lisa Weagle competed against each other at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Now they are back at the venue and can support each other as Chefs de Missions of Great Britain and Canada respectively. Muirhead and Weagle have been able to pass on their wisdom to teams of emerging teenage talent across seven sports at Gangwon 2024, which include 15 separate disciplines. Both know the Winter Youth Olympics offer life lessons and experience beyond the sporting competition.
  • Games Edition Gangwon 2024 (YOG)
  • Sport Curling
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