Murdoch (centre seated) overcame Martin for a third time in Moncton

Scotland's world champion curling skip David Murdoch has set his sights on completing an historic double at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Scotland won the men's World Curling Championship after a dramatic 7-6 victory over hosts Canada.

And Murdoch told BBC Scotland: "This puts us on schedule; we've got a tough year ahead but hopefully this time next year we'll have Olympic gold.

"Canada are the hardest team in the world and we beat them three times."

Murdoch continued: "We were expected to just roll over and be defeated by these guys but this team has a lot of character and we showed a lot of belief. That makes it really sweet.

We've got a tough year ahead but hopefully this time next year we'll have Olympic gold Scotland curling skip David Murdoch

"It's good to be home. I've been away for over a month now," the ecstatic skip added.

Scotland's triumph came down to the last rock in the 10th end of the final to break a 6-6 tie in the Moncton Arena in New Brunswick, Canada.

It was a second world title in four years for 30-year-old Murdoch, from Lockerbie.

He said of the squad's latest victory: "It was a great marker for us, not just winning, the fact that we played so well against the best team in the world.

"It's a great confidence booster for next season."

His team-mate Ewan MacDonald said after the win: "Unbelievable. We beat these guys three times in three days - but that's what we train for.

"It's absolutely unbelievable."

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