Curling silver medalist Dave Murdoch couldn't have wished for a better welcome as he came into the arrivals hall at Heathrow.
The team skipper, who helped Great Britain to their joint highest medal haul from a Winter Olympics, disappeared from view behind by his wife, Stephanie.
The whole Team GB squad arrived back in the country after the closing ceremony in Sochi finished on Sunday.
All smiles: Dave Murdoch and wife Stephanie walk through Heathrow hand in hand after his flight
Can't control herself: With Lizzy Yarnold looking on (left) Stephanie rushed towards him
No embarrassment: The couple were happy to give a very public show of affection at the airport
Embrace: Eve Muirhead (centre) looks on as the pair share an intimate moment
Lizzy Yarnold has admitted carrying the British flag at the closing ceremony was more nerve-wracking than hurtling down a track at 79 miles per hour to win Olympic gold.
The 25-year-old, so utterly dominant in becoming skeleton champion on Valentine's Day, said she broke down in tears as soon as she entered the Fisht Olympic Stadium with the British flag on Sunday.
Yarnold said: 'It was the most frightening experience of the last two weeks! I was in a room for about two hours on my own.
'To represent the British team was a great honour. I only found out the day before so I didn't get any flag-waving practice or anything. I was crying before I went out into the stadium.'
Yarnold said she has only taken off her gold medal to shower and has even worn it in bed, but still has ambitions in the sport.
'I absolutely love skeleton,' she said. 'I didn't find it until I was 19 years old. It's a very tough sport and you need a lot of determination to get down the track, but I'm an athlete and I just love skeleton, so that's my future.'
Queen of the ice: Yarnold shows off her gold medal that she won in the skeleton
Family times: Yarnold's mum Judith was at Heathrow to welcome home the girl who is now a star
Successful quartet: The women's curling team won the bronze medal in Sochi - (left to right) Claire Hamilton, Vicki Adams, Anna Sloan and Eve Muirhead
The unluckiest person in Sochi: Short track speed skater Elise Christie is welcomed by her family
Delight: All the British medalists from Sochi line-up for one big photograph
Team GB Chef de Mission Mike Hay said Britain's haul of four medals in Sochi meant they are now a 'credible' nation in terms of Winter Olympic sport, and backed the country to do even better at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The Scot, however, admitted there was 'no Plan B' for Team GB if Scotland votes for independence in September, but curling skip Eve Muir admitted it was 'extra special' to compete for Great Britain as opposed to just Scotland.
Quaking: Gold medalist Yarnold admitted to nerves when holding up GB's flag at the closing ceremony
Champion: She was the second consecutive Brit to win the women's skeleton after Amy Williams in 2010
Bronze medallist Muirhead said: 'When it comes to the Olympics and you get the chance to represent Team GB that makes it extra special.
'It's a great feeling when you step on the ice you know what you're part of Team Great Britain and not just Team Scotland.'
No 1: She only started the sport at the age of 19 but has already mastered its many intricacies
Recovery: Murdoch has the opportunity to relax now after two weeks of serious action
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