This is not the first time Bruce Mouat has opened up about his sexuality, and knows it won't be his last.
The 30-year-old has officially been announced for his second Olympic Winter Games as part of Team GB at Milano Cortina 2026, set to skip the men's team and join forces with Jen Dodds once more in the mixed doubles.
In the years between his Olympic debut, where he won silver in the men's competition, Mouat has become the first openly gay curler to win a world curling title. And in 2025, he won another.
The images of Mouat and his partner Craig embracing on the ice post-win in Canada were one word: wholesome, and the Scot knows first hand how important it is to provide that representation in sport.
It's something he is proud to continue doing, as long as he wishes and feels safe to.
"I'm happy to share my life with my partner and be as open and honest as possible in the hope of inspiring the next generation to not feel how I was feeling growing up in sport," he said.
"It's hard to explain how freeing that moment was and I don't think I would still be in this sport if I didn't have that moment.
“There is a responsibility for me now that I have created this platform, I am one of the few openly gay men in this sport at elite level.
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"It is exciting to have the opportunity to inspire the next generation to be comfortable in their own skin.
"If they want to achieve something in this sport, there is a place for them. I am proud, not only of my sporting success, but also sharing my stories."
Mouat has previously spoken openly about his sexuality journey, realised when he was a teenager at school that he didn't feel like he could connect with his other male friends when talking about the girls they fancied.
Not feeling comfortable in opening up within sport, it began to impact his playing and led to Mouat seeking a sports psychologist.
She was the first person he came out to, and then helped him feel comfortable enough to tell his teammates.
Since then, he has made it his mission to live freely and honestly in the hopes of inspiring others to do the same.
"I was not playing that great and was feeling a lot of pressure and that was the first reason that I went to the sports psychologist," he added.
"It wasn't a Eureka moment it was just lots of little things that they said to me which just made a lot of sense and eventually encouraged me to come out to the guys.
"When I did, the first thing they said to me is that they had my back if anyone had any issues and that was the Eureka moment."
With Mouat back for a second helping of Olympic action at Milano Cortina 2026, there is also the chance at redemption.
In Beijing 2022, the curler finished fourth with Dodds before clinching Olympic silver with Team Mouat - meaning that he lost both of his final matches in the Ice Box.
But after years of reflection on his time in Beijing, it was bouncing back from his early mixed doubles disappointment to win a thrilling semi-final against Team Canada that Mouat looks back on the fondest, citing the moment they had realised they had booked their place in the final, and therefore guaranteed an Olympic medal, as a moment he will never forget.
"Jen and I got fourth place in the mixed doubles and that was a disappointment for us but then we had to turn it around really quickly and compete in the men's and women's format," he said.
"There was a lot of expectation on us going into the semi final. I don't remember any of the first eight ends of the game.
"Hammy, Bobby and Grant all made their shots perfectly and let me with a simple shot.
"So seeing John Schuster play his last shot I realised that I had won and it was really hard not to celebrate before we shook hands.
"That is something that will live with me forever, I've never screamed or shouted like I did in that game."
And with a second chance at gold in both events at Milano Cortina 2026, Mouat is not shying away from the possibility crowning himself Olympic champion.
"Losing the gold medal game is still pretty tough to talk about," he said. "That was the best game that we have ever played and still not won.
"It took me six months to realise what we had achieved rather than what we had lost.
"It's insane to talk about going to another Olympics and eve think about becoming an Olympic champion hopefully for the first time."
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