Thomas Muirhead

Thomas Brandon Muirhead (born 11 April 1995) is a retired Scottish curler from Blair Atholl.

He was the longtime third for the Kyle Smith rink.

It was Scotland's first time winning the event since 1996.

The team represented Scotland at three World Junior Curling Championships from 2012 to 2014.

In, the team, also consisting of Smith, Kyle Waddell, Kerr Drummond and Hammy McMillan Jr.. went 7–2 through the round robin before losing the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game to Norway's Markus Høiberg.

However, they avenged this loss in the bronze medal game when they defeated the same Norwegian team to finish third.

In, the team, now with Cammy Smith playing lead instead of Drummond, topped the round robin with an 8–1 record.

They then beat Canada's Matt Dunstone in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game and then defeated Russia's Evgeny Arkhipov to secure the gold medal.

Later in the year, the Smith rink led Great Britain to a silver medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade (representing Scottish Agricultural College).

After a 6–3 record in the round robin, they lost to Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the final.

At the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships, the team, now with Duncan Menzies at alternate instead of McMillan went 6–3 in the round robin, but were able to defeat Norway in the 1 vs. 2 game to once again qualify for the final.

There, they were bested by Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller, settling for silver.

In 2014, Muirhead and his brother Glen joined the Tom Brewster rink.

The team won three events in their first season together, the Swiss Cup Basel, the Curling Masters Champery and the Dumfries Curling Challenge.

In 2015, the team once again represented Great Britain at the Winter Universiade.

At the 2015 Winter Universiade, Muirhead, Smith, Grant Hardie, Alasdair Schreiber and Stuart Taylor, representing Scotland's Rural College, would finish with a 6–3 round robin record.

This once again earned them a spot in the playoffs, where they lost to Russia's Arkhipov in the semifinal.

They were, however, able to secure the bronze medal with a 7–4 victory over Sweden's Patric Mabergs.

They would miss out on the playoffs at the 2015 Scottish Men's Curling Championship, finishing with a 4–5 record.

The following season, Muirhead returned to playing for the Kyle Smith rink, which also included Kyle Waddell and Cammy Smith.

In October 2015, the team won the qualifier for the 2015 European Curling Championships, defeating the Brewster rink in the best-of-three final.

They would go on to miss the playoffs at the Europeans after losing in a tiebreaker to Sweden's Niklas Edin.

The 2015–16 season also marked Team Smith's first tour win together at the Edinburgh International where they defeated Jaap van Dorp to claim the title.

The 2016–17 season was a breakthrough season for the Smith rink, beginning at the Oakville Fall Classic where they captured the event title.

They also reached the semifinals at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, the Swiss Cup Basel and the Red Deer Curling Classic.

In Grand Slam play, the team in four events.

The team's best finish came at the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge where they made it all the way to the final before being defeated by the Edin rink.

The team were chosen as they were the top ranked British team on the 2016–17 World Curling Tour rankings, despite having never won the Scottish Men's Championship.

They also made the semifinals at the 2017 Players' Championship but were again eliminated by Team Edin.

At the Scottish Men's Curling Championship, they finished third after losing both the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game and semifinal to the David Murdoch and Bruce Mouat rinks respectively.

They ended their season at the 2017 Euronics European Masters where they beat the Edin rink in the final.

In June 2017, it was announced that British Curling had selected the Smith rink to represent Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

They were also chosen over the Murdoch, Mouat and Brewster rinks, which caused controversy due to the Murdoch rink winning the 2017 Scottish Championship.

However, because they missed out on the playoffs at the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship, the advantage was ultimately handed to the Smith rink.

They failed to make it past the quarterfinals in any of their fall events and missed the playoffs at both the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge and the 2017 Masters.

During his career, he competed for Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, placing fifth.

He also played for Scotland at two European Curling Championships, two Winter Universiade and three World Junior Curling Championships, winning the event in.

Muirhead's brother Glen and sister Eve are also British curlers, and their father Gordon is also a former professional curler.

During his junior career, Muirhead played third for the Kyle Smith rink.

Leading up to the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Smith rink did not have the best season on tour.