Allison Pottinger

Allison Pottinger /ˈpɒtəndʒər/ (née Darragh, born July 5, 1973) is an American curler from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She is best known as having played for Debbie McCormick in multiple Olympics and World Championships. McCormick left the team in 2010. She competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in Vancouver, Canada.[1] She was named USA female curling athlete of the year in 2008.[2]

Allison Pottinger
Curler
Pottinger at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born
Allison Darragh

(1973-07-05) July 5, 1973
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling clubSt. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minnesota
SkipTabitha Peterson
ThirdBecca Hamilton
SecondTara Peterson
LeadAileen Geving
AlternateAllison Pottinger
Career
Member Association Minnesota
World Championship
appearances		13 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2010, 2014)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2003 Winnipeg
1996 Hamilton
1999 Saint John
2006 Grand Prairie
World Junior Championships
1994 Sofia
United States Olympic Curling Trials
2009 BroomfieldTeam
2001 OgdenTeam
2005 MadisonTeam
2013 FargoTeam
United States National Championships
1995 Appleton
1996 Bemidji
1999 Duluth
2002 Eveleth
2003 Utica
2006 Bemidji
2007 Utica
2008 Hibbing
2009 Broomfield
2012 Philadelphia
2016 Jacksonville
2000 Ogden
2001 Madison
2004 Grand Forks
2005 Madison
2011 Fargo
2014 Philadelphia
2013 Green Bay
United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
2016 Denver

Career

Pottinger curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. She learned how to curl in Otterburn Park, Quebec.[1]

In 1994, Pottinger was an alternate for Erika Brown's silver medal winning team at the 1994 World Junior Curling Championships. Pottinger picked up another silver medal at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the lead for Lisa Schoeneberg. In 1999, Pottinger won another silver medal, this time playing second for Patti Lank. In 2003, she had moved up to the position of third, and played for Debbie McCormick. 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.[2]

Upon their semifinal win at the 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship, Pottinger and her team were qualified to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[3] 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 Rakuten Intelligence.[4] 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 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is married to Doug Pottinger[1] and has two children.[5]

Former teammates

2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Autumn Gold DNP DNP DNP Q
Manitoba Lotteries QF Q DNP Q
Sobeys Slam DNP DNP N/A DNP
Players' Championships DNP DNP DNP DNP

References
  1. NBC United States Olympic Athlete Biography
  2. United States Olympic Committee Athlete Profile
  3. "Field set for 2014 US Olympic Team Trials". USA Curling. May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. "2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  5. http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-MON-ALL.pdf


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