Allison Pottinger ( Darragh, born July 5, 1973) is an American
curler from
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Eden Prairie is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the List of cities in Minnesota, 16th-largest city in the U.S. state, State of Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it has a ...
. 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
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, 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
The St. Paul Curling Club (SPCC) is an historic curling club located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, on Selby Avenue. It is the curling club with the largest active membership in the United States at over 1200 members. It was first estab ...
in
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...
. She learned how to curl in
Otterburn Park, Quebec.
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
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's ...
as the lead for
Lisa Schoeneberg. 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
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.
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 State ...
, 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
Rakuten
() is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing financial technology, as well as digital content and communicat ...
Intelligence.
She graduated from the
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh or UW Osh) is a public university in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs to nearly 14,000 students e ...
and has bachelor's degrees in Political Science and History. She earned an MBA in Marketing at the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscon ...
. 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
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and has two children.
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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
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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