Deborah McCormick ( Henry, born January 8, 1974) is an American curler from

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. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to

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when she was very young. McCormick is a World Champion and four-time Olympian.

Career

McCormick had an impressive junior career, winning two silvers and a bronze at various

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. Early in her adult curling career she played in two World Championships: as an alternate in 1996 for Lisa Schoeneberg's silver medal winning team, and in 2001 she was a

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for

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's sixth place team. McCormick skipped the United States to a

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in 2003. She defeated Canada, skipped by

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, in the final. It was the first time the US had won a World Championships in women's curling and was McCormick's first international tournament as a skip. She returned to the Worlds in 2006 and won silver. McCormick defended her 2006 US title in 2007 by defeating

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's rink 9–3. She went on to win the 2008 & 2009 National Championships/Olympic Trials. Women's Curling Team USA

McCormick has also participated in four Olympic games. At the

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, she played second for Schoeneberg's fifth place team and at the

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she played third for Erickson's fourth place team. She skipped the US Women's Olympic Team at the

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, finishing 10th. She joined

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's rink in 2012, and after their win at the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship, Brown and her team were qualified to participate at the

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. They finished first in the round robin standings and defeated former teammate

Allison Pottinger Allison Pottinger ( 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 com ...

in a best-of-three series final to clinch the berth to the Olympics.

Personal life

McCormick posed for

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's "Fire on Ice" 2007 Team Sponsorship Calendar to promote women's curling. She is the daughter of Wally Henry.

Teams

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCormick, Debbie 1974 births Living people American female curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics World curling champions Canadian women curlers Canadian emigrants to the United States Curlers from Saskatoon Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Continental Cup of Curling participants American curling champions People from Columbia County, Wisconsin 21st-century American women