Forth Valley nurse Wright the 'mother of the team' says Skip Muirhead

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) Gold medal winners Milli Vicky Wright and Eve Muirhead of Team Great Britain stand on the podium with their medals during the medal ceremony after during the Women's Gold Medal match between Team Japan and Team Great Britain at National Aquatics Centre on February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Eve Muirhead has called Vicky Wright the ‘mother of the team’ as she praised her vice-skip for her performance throughout their journey to sealing the gold medal in the Women’s Curling at the Winter Olympics 2022.

The skip was full of admiration for the Forth Valley surgical nurse, who returned to the NHS frontline to work during the pandemic.

Wright, who joined Team Muirhead in 2019, was a close confidant and first port of call for tactical plotting.

"When I first started curling with Vicky, she was actually lead on the team,” said Muirhead

“When there was a change made and she was put she was put to third, she didn't want to do it! It took a lot of encouragement and persuasion to show she was one of the best thirds in the world.

“Now she's standing on the podium with Olympic gold medal round her neck.

“Vicky is the mother of the team. She is a nurse and worked during Covid - we have to take our hats off to her for that.

“Vicky is al