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

(1973-07-05) July 5, 1973 (age 50)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling clubSt. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minnesota
Curling career
Member AssociationMinnesota 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
Gold medal – first place 2003 Winnipeg
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hamilton
Silver medal – second place 1999 Saint John
Silver medal – second place 2006 Grand Prairie
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Sofia
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ogden Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madison Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Fargo Team
United States National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Appleton
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 1999 Duluth
Gold medal – first place 2002 Eveleth
Gold medal – first place 2003 Utica
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 2007 Utica
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hibbing
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield
Gold medal – first place 2012 Philadelphia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Silver medal – second place 2000 Ogden
Silver medal – second place 2001 Madison
Silver medal – second place 2004 Grand Forks
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madison
Silver medal – second place 2011 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2014 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Green Bay
United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Denver

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]

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]

Awards

Teams

Women's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1993–94 Erika Brown Debbie Henry Stacey Liapis Analissa Johnson Allison Darragh 1994 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994 WJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
1994–95 Lisa Schoeneberg Erika Brown Lori Mountford Marcia Tillisch Allison Darragh 1995 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1995 WWCC (6th)[7]
1995–96 Lisa Schoeneberg Erika Brown Lori Mountford Allison Darragh Debbie Henry 1996 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[8]
1996 WWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[9]
1996–97 Patti Lank Analissa Johnson Joni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen Allison Darragh 1997 WWCC (7th)[10]
1998–99 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Barb Perrella
(WWCC)		 Steve Brown
(WWCC)		 1999 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1999 WWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1999–00 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Steve Brown 2000 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[11]
2000–01 Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Keith Reilly 2001 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[12]
2001–02 Patti Lank Erika Brown Oriedo Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Bev Behnke 2001 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[13]
Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Natalie Nicholson Nicole Joraanstad 2002 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 WWCC (8th)[14]
2002–03 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten Wally Henry 2003 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[15]
2003 WWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[16]
2003–04 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten 2004 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[17]
2004–05 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen 2005 USWCC/USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[18]
2005–06 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Tracy Sachtjen Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten 2006 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[19]
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Caitlin Maroldo Wally Henry 2006 WWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[20]
2006–07 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen 2007 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[21][22]
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Maureen Brunt Wally Henry 2007 WWCC (4th)[23]
2007–08 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen
(WWCC)		 Wally Henry 2008 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[24][25]
2008 WWCC (7th)[26]
2008–09 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2009 USWCC/USOCT 1st place, gold medalist(s)[27]
2009 WWCC (9th)[28][29]
2009–10 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2010 OG (10th)[30][31]
2010–11 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 2011 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Cassandra Potter Derek Brown 2012 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 WWCC (5th)
2012–13 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 2013 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013–14 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson
(WWCC)		 Derek Brown
(WWCC)		 2013 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 WWCC (6th)
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Allison Pottinger Bill Todhunter 2014 OG (10th)[32]
2015–16 Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson
(WWCC)		 Ann Swisshelm
(WWCC)		 2016 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 WWCC (6th)[33]
2018–19 Allison Pottinger Courtney George Jordan Moulton Regan Birr

Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Events
2015–16 Allison Pottinger Doug Pottinger 2016 USMDCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1995 Mike Fraboni Allison Pottinger Mark Swandby Toni Swandby 1995 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998 Mike Fraboni Allison Pottinger Craig Brown Tracy Sachtjen 1998 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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

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