'I was in a lot of pain' - Eve Muirhead opens up on extent of injuries and surgery
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Updated 18/09/2018 at 09:41 GMT
Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead has opened up on the extent of her injuries for the past few years.
Eve Muirhead of Great Britain directs her team during Women's Round Robin Session 9 on day 10 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 19, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea
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The 28-year-old skippered her side to bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and then fourth earlier this year at Pyeongchang.
However, she has since revealed she has been competing with pain in her hip as well as arthritis, the same condition as Andy Murray.
Muirhead has had the surgery and is optimistic she will be able to compete at the European Championships in November
"I was in a lot of pain the last three or four years," Muirhead told BBC Scotland.
"Every time I went on the ice deep down I was going through a lot.
But I love the sport so much, the competitive side of it and the Olympic Games, and I wanted to build on my bronze medal.
"I put my body through that to be able to compete at [the Pyeongchang Games]."
Muirhead, a former world, European and Scottish champion, also revealed how open her surgeon was with her over the state of her hip.
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"When you're on your crutches and hearing about all the tears in your hip and that you've got arthritis - it's quite a worrying time," said Muirhead.
"It was a bit emotional and exciting, but physically to be able to slide with a lot less pain was something pretty special for me."
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