Great Britain women's curling captain Eve Muirhead has revealed that her experience in Vancouver 2010 has helped ease the pressure on her in Sochi.
Muirhead rallied her side from an opening-day defeat to Sweden to a resounding 12-3 victory over the USA in their second match at the Winter Olympics.
She told reporters: "I didn't deal with expectation that well, although in the long-term it might be the best thing that happened to me. You've got to learn to deal with these things and take time to soak it up, and then switch it off when you need to.
"Four years ago when I made my Olympic debut I was only 19. I don't think anything can prepare you for how different the Olympics are to the normal curling circuit.
"It is the total opposite now. I was the young one in the team in Vancouver, and I guess I'm now the captain who's leading the team, which makes it extra special."
Team GB take on Canada in their third match of the Games later today.
Simon Sinclair
