Bruce Mouat admitted he sought assist after his Olympic disappointment – and now he’s solely acquired eyes on gold.
Mouat stated defeat within the bronze medal match of the combined curing with associate Jennifer Dodds left him struggling to sleep.
The pair arrived as reigning world champions and had been strongly anticipated to get Crew GB off the mark in Beijing – eight days later they’ve but to make a single podium.
All of which throws the stress again on Mouat, whose males’s curling rink have been an unstoppable pressure in latest days.
They booked their semi-final place with three matches to spare and took their profitable streak to 6 matches with a commanding 8-6 over Russia on Wednesday.
“I’m very proud of the place I’m proper now each bodily and mentally. I’ve acquired to confess it was fairly tough after the combined doubles,” stated Mouat.
“I used to be fairly comfortable to have break day afterwards and I spent a good bit of time talking with our sports activities psychologist, I used to be fairly down and I didn’t sleep a lot.
“Speaking at all times helps course of issues. They actually helped me to refocus and regroup and I actually wanted that. They jogged my memory how a lot I cherished curling and what it means to be taking part in on the Olympics and dwelling my dream.”
Head coach David Murdoch is aware of what it’s wish to style defeat on the Olympic stage, shedding a bronze medal match in Turin, earlier than profitable silver eight years later in Sochi.
Nevertheless, he claims he by no means had any doubts about Mouat’s means to bounce again, or the best way he’s impressed his rink by instance.
“We knew Bruce would simply bounce again as a result of he’s so robust. By no means underestimate how robust he really is,” he stated.
“He’s labored actually onerous on his psychological robustness and it exhibits. As quickly as he comes into the group atmosphere, the group love him. They’ve acquired that actual togetherness in order that he can really simply park one thing and transfer on.
“If that’s a foul sport he strikes on shortly and that’s actually nice from a training viewpoint.”
Bruce Mouat in motion as Crew GB defeated the ROC
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Yet one more win, of their remaining spherical robin sport towards Canada on Thursday, and Crew GB will prime the standings – and get essential remaining stone benefit within the knockout matches.
Mouat additionally paid particular tribute to Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan for holding him grounded as they continued their spectacular cost by means of the spherical robin matches.
“In curling all the eye will get paid to the skip however I solely do 25 p.c of the job,” he added.
“The fellows on this group are nice curlers and even higher pals and we’re simply loving being collectively.
“I don’t really feel any further stress, we’re not fascinated with being medallists, we’ve acquired a pair extra video games to win first. We’ll be throwing every thing at it to get Crew GB that medal. We’re simply having fun with taking part in collectively and loving the expertise.”
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