Scotland's David Murdoch says he hopes to erase the heartbreak of two failed bids for an Olympic medal by leading Great Britain on to the podium in Sochi.

The 35-year-old from Lockerbie was last night named skip of Team GB for next year's Games in Russia, with Tom Brewster, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews and Michael Goodfellow making up the rest of the five-man squad.

Murdoch led Team GB's two previous medal attempts at the Games in Turin in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010, but saw his rink finish fourth and then fifth, despite being among the favourites for both competitions.

Now Murdoch hopes to lead his all-Scottish contingent to Britain's first curling medal in the men's competition in 90 years.

"It's a huge honour," said Murdoch.

"Having been to two Olympic games previously, I know what it's all about and how big it is compared to the World Championships.

"We won bronze at the Worlds earlier this year and that was a real good thing for this team. It is a strong event that had pretty much all the Olympic teams there. For us to top the round-robin stage and win a bronze was really encouraging."

Murdoch's rink will face competition from the likes of reigning Olympic gold medallists Canada and world champions Sweden as well as Norway and China.

Although GB's women's curling team, led by Scotland's Rhona Martin, became Olympic champions in 2002, a British men's team has not stood on the podium since the sport was introduced at the Chamonix Winter Games in France in 1924, when they won gold.

But Murdoch insists the long wait for another medal success does not add pressure to his shoulders.

"It's not something we really think about," he claimed. "To me it's about achieving a medal for this team."