Allison Pottinger ( Darragh, born July 5, 1973) is an American curler from

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. She is best known as having played for

Debbie McCormick Deborah McCormick ( Henry, born January 8, 1974) is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin when she was very young. McCormick is a World Champion and four-time Olympian. Career ...

in multiple Olympics and World Championships. McCormick left the team in 2010. She competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in Vancouver, Canada. She was named USA female curling athlete of the year in 2008.

Career

Pottinger curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club in

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. She learned how to curl in Otterburn Park, Quebec. In 1994, Pottinger was an alternate for

Erika Brown Erika Lynn Brown (born January 25, 1973) is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed. Career As a 15-year-old, Brown represent the United States at the 1988 Winter ...

's silver medal-winning team at the

1994 World Junior Curling Championships The 1994 World Junior Curling Championships were held from 2 to 9 April at Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria. Men Teams Round Robin ''(«W» — technical win; «L» — technical loss)'' Playoffs Rankings Women Teams Round R ...

. Pottinger picked up another silver medal at the 1996

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as the lead for

Lisa Schoeneberg Lisa Schoeneberg (born September 29, 1957) is an American curler and Olympian. She was a successful skip in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, leading her teams to two silver medals at the World Championships and represented the United St ...

. In 1999, Pottinger won another silver medal, this time playing second for

Patti Lank Patti Lank (born July 4, 1964) is an American curler from Lewiston, New York. Career Patti Lank began curling at the age of eleven and competed at her first US National Championships in 1994 and her team placed fourth. She has since gone on to ...

. In 2003, she had moved up to the position of third, and played for

. In 2003, they won the first gold medal for an American team at the World Curling Championships. They would go to the Worlds again in 2006, where they won a silver medal. Upon their semifinal win at the

2012 United States Women's Curling Championship The 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship took place from February 11 to 18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania (with the host city being listed as Philadelphia). It was held in conjunction with the 2012 United States ...

, Pottinger and her team were qualified to participate at the

2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 10 to 17, 2013 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. The trials were held to determine the women's team that will represent the United States at the curling tournament ...

. Her team lost in the trials, but Pottinger was selected as the Alternate for the victorious team (which includes former teammate McCormick). Pottinger attended the 2014 Olympics but was not selected to play in any matches for Team USA.

Personal life

Pottinger is a consumer insights manager with

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Intelligence. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and has bachelor's degrees in Political Science and History. She earned an MBA in Marketing at the

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. She is married to

Doug Pottinger Doug Pottinger (born September 18, 1973) is a Canadian-American curler from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. At the national level, he is a 2004 United States men's curling champion. Teams Men's Mix ...

and has two children.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-MON-ALL.pdf

Awards

* USA Curling Female Athlete of the Year: 2008, 2012 * USA Curling Team of the Year: 1999, 2003

Teams

Women's

Mixed doubles

Mixed

Grand Slam record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pottinger, Allison 1973 births Living people American female curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics World curling champions University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Sportspeople from Brampton Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Curlers from Ontario People from Montérégie People from Greater Montreal People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian women curlers 21st-century American women