Allison Pottinger

{{Infobox curler

| name = Allison Pottinger

| image = Allison Pottinger-1.png

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| caption = Pottinger at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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| birth_name = Allison Darragh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|5}}

| birth_place = Brampton, Ontario, Canada

| Curling club = St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minnesota

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| Member Association = {{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota

| World Championship appearances = 13 ({{WWCC|1995}}, {{WWCC|1996}}, {{WWCC|1997}}, {{WWCC|1999}}, {{WWCC|2002}}, {{WWCC|2003}}, {{WWCC|2006}}, {{WWCC|2007}}, {{WWCC|2008}}, {{WWCC|2009}}, {{WWCC|2012}}, {{WWCC|2014}}, {{WWCC|2016}})

| Olympic appearances = 2 (2010, 2014)

| medals =

{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship}}

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Allison Pottinger {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|t|ən|dʒ|ər}} ({{nee}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2222/bio/index.html|title=NBC United States Olympic Athlete Biography|accessdate=March 17, 2023}} She was named USA female curling athlete of the year in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/|title=USA Curling|website=USA CURLING}}

Career

Pottinger curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. 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 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.

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/May/09/Field-set-for-2014-US-Olympic-Team-Trials |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112105556/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/May/09/Field-set-for-2014-US-Olympic-Team-Trials |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |title=Field set for 2014 US Olympic Team Trials |date=May 9, 2013 |publisher=USA Curling |access-date=August 15, 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/03/2020-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide.pdf |title=2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide |author= |date= |publisher=Curling Canada |access-date=2020-03-09 }} 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 and has two children.[http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-MON-ALL.pdf Allison Pottinger. Third] Eye Opener (3). March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2023

Awards

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

Teams

=Women's=

scope="col"\| Season ! scope="col"\| Skip ! scope="col"\| Third ! scope="col"\| Second ! scope="col"\| Lead ! scope="col"\| Alternate ! scope="col"\| Coach ! scope="col"\| Events
class="wikitable"
scope="row"\| 1993–94 \| Erika Brown \|\| Debbie Henry \|\| Stacey Liapis \|\| Analissa Johnson \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| \|\| 1994 USJCC {{Gold1}} {{WJCC\|1994\|1994 WJCC}} {{Silver2}}{{Cite web \|title=World Junior Curling Championships 1994 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/150 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 1994–95 \| Lisa Schoeneberg \|\| Erika Brown \|\| Lori Mountford \|\| Marcia Tillisch\|\| Allison Darragh \|\| \|\| 1995 {{USWCC\|\|USWCC}} {{Gold1}} {{WWCC\|1995\|1995 WWCC}} (6th){{cite web \|title=Ford World Curling Championships 1995 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/84 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
scope="row"\| 1995–96 \| Lisa Schoeneberg \|\| Erika Brown \|\| Lori Mountford \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| Debbie Henry \|\| \|\| 1996 USWCC {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=Junior Women's State Champions \|url=http://www.wi-curling.org/curling/champions/Junior%20Women%27s?page=2 \|website=Wisconsin State Curling Association \|access-date=April 30, 2020}} {{WWCC\|1996\|1996 WWCC}} {{Silver2}}{{Cite web \|title=Ford World Curling Championships 1996 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/85 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 1996–97 \| Patti Lank \|\| Analissa Johnson \|\| Joni Cotten \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| \|\| {{WWCC\|1997\|1997 WWCC}} (7th){{cite web \|title=Ford World Curling Championships 1997 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/87 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
scope="row"\| 1998–99 \| Patti Lank \|\| Erika Brown \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Barb Perrella (WWCC) \|\| Steve Brown (WWCC) \|\| 1999 USWCC {{Gold1}} {{WWCC\|1999\|1999 WWCC}} {{Silver2}}
scope="row"\| 1999–00 \| Patti Lank \|\| Erika Brown \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| \|\| Steve Brown \|\| 2000 USWCC {{Silver2}}{{cite web \|title=Women's Championship game \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/WFinals.htm \|website=USA Curling \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421200758/http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/WFinals.htm \|archive-date=April 21, 2001}}
scope="row"\| 2000–01 \| Patti Lank \|\| Erika Brown \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| \|\| Keith Reilly \|\| 2001 USWCC {{Silver2}}{{cite web \|title=Finals \|url=http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/nationals/standings/draw27.html \|website=Madison Curling Club \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813204116/http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/nationals/standings/draw27.html \|archive-date=August 13, 2002}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 2001–02 \| Patti Lank \|\| Erika Brown Oriedo \|\| Allison Darragh \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| \|\| Bev Behnke \|\| 2001 USOCT {{Silver2}}{{cite web \|title=Team Lank \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/biographies/lank_team.htm \|website=USA Curling \|access-date=April 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020821160248/http://www.usacurl.org/biographies/lank_team.htm \|archive-date=August 21, 2002 \|url-status=live }}
Patti Lank	Erika Brown	Allison Darragh	Natalie Nicholson	Nicole Joraanstad		2002 USWCC {{Gold1}} {{WWCC\|2002\|2002 WWCC}} (8th){{cite web \|title=Ford World Curling Championships 2002 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/92 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
scope="row"\| 2002–03 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Ann Swisshelm Silver \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Joni Cotten \|\| Wally Henry \|\| 2003 USWCC {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=Illinois wins women's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals \|url=http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003Nationals/Press/wfinals.htm \|date=March 8, 2003 \|website=GoodCurling.net \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030428235943/http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003Nationals/Press/wfinals.htm \|archive-date=April 28, 2003 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}} {{WWCC\|2003\|2003 WWCC}} {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=Ford World Curling Championships 2003 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/77 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2003–04 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Ann Swisshelm Silver \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Joni Cotten \|\| \|\| 2004 USWCC {{Silver2}}{{Cite web \|title=Wisconsin wins women's title at USA Curling Nationals \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/2004Nationals/PressRelease/d19%20womens%20final.htm \|date=March 6, 2004 \|website=USA Curling \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040317234412/http://www.usacurl.org/2004Nationals/PressRelease/d19%20womens%20final.htm \|archive-date=March 17, 2004 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2004–05 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Ann Swisshelm Silver \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| \|\| \|\| {{USWCC\|2005\|2005 USWCC/USOCT}} {{Silver2}}{{Cite web \|title=Bemidji's Johnson rink on to Olympic Games \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/2006_Trials/releases/wfinal.html \|date=February 26, 2005 \|website=US Olympic Team Trials – Curling \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 2005–06 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Joni Cotten \|\| 2006 USWCC {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=2006 U.S. World Team Trials – Competing Teams \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/06WT/teams.html \|website=USA Curling \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117085640/http://www.usacurl.org/events/06WT/teams.html \|archive-date=January 17, 2006 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	Caitlin Maroldo	Wally Henry	{{WWCC\|2006\|2006 WWCC}} {{Silver2}}{{Cite web \|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2006 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/252 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 2006–07 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| \|\| 2007 USWCC {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=2007 U.S. National Championships \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/07MW/main.html \|website=USA Curling \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320231145/http://www.usacurl.org/events/07MW/main.html \|archive-date=March 20, 2007 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Cite web \|title=McCormick wins 2007 U.S. National Championships \|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=1527&view=Main#1 \|website=CurlingZone \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	Maureen Brunt	Wally Henry	{{WWCC\|2007\|2007 WWCC}} (4th){{Cite web \|title=World Women's Curling Championships 2007 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/255 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2007–08 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tracy Sachtjen (WWCC) \|\| Wally Henry \|\|{{USWCC\|2008\|2008 USWCC}} {{Gold1}}{{Cite web \|title=Nationals competing teams \|url=http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=79 \|website=USA Curling \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212151410/http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=79 \|archive-date=February 12, 2008 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Cite web \|title=Women's Final \|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/scores/2008USANationals/draw_21.php \|website=CurlingZone \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427171838/http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/scores/2008USANationals/draw_21.php \|archive-date=April 27, 2008 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}} {{WWCC\|2008\|2008 WWCC}} (7th){{Cite web \|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/293 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2008–09 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Wally Henry \|\| {{USWCC\|2009\|2009 USWCC/USOCT}} {{Gold1}}{{Cite magazine \|date=May 19, 2010 \|title=2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials/2009 U.S. National Championships \|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/2009-10_20usacurling_20mgd \|magazine=2009–10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory \|pages=60–61 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}} {{WWCC\|2009\|2009 WWCC}} (9th){{Cite web \|title=The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/313 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Cite magazine \|last=Kolesar \|first=Terry \|date=May 2009 \|title=USA women finish ninth in Korea \|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/u.s._curling_news/8 \|magazine=U.S. Curling News \|page=8 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2009–10 \| Debbie McCormick \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| Wally Henry \|\| 2010 OG (10th){{Cite web \|title=XXI. Olympic Winter Games 2010 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/274 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Cite magazine \|last=Kolesar \|first=Terry \|date=March 3, 2010 \|title=USA men, women finish 10th in Vancouver \|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/march2010_layout_1/6 \|magazine=U.S. Curling News \|page=6 \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2010–11 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tabitha Peterson \|\| \|\| \|\| {{USWCC\|2011\|2011 USWCC}} {{Silver2}}
scope="row"\| 2011–12 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tabitha Peterson \|\| Cassandra Potter \|\| Derek Brown \|\|{{USWCC\|2012\|2012 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} {{WWCC\|2012\|2012 WWCC}} (5th)
scope="row"\| 2012–13 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tabitha Peterson \|\| \|\| \|\| {{USWCC\|2013\|2013 USWCC}} {{Bronze3}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 2013–14 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tabitha Peterson \|\| Tara Peterson (WWCC) \|\| Derek Brown (WWCC) \|\| 2013 USOCT {{Silver2}} {{USWCC\|2014\|2014 USWCC}} {{Silver2}} {{WWCC\|2014\|2014 WWCC}} (6th)
Erika Brown	Debbie McCormick	Jessica Schultz	Ann Swisshelm	Allison Pottinger	Bill Todhunter	2014 OG (10th){{Cite web \|title=XXII. Olympic Winter Games 2014 \|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/382 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\| 2015–16 \| Erika Brown \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Nicole Joraanstad \|\| Natalie Nicholson \|\| Tabitha Peterson (WWCC) \|\| Ann Swisshelm (WWCC)\|\| {{USWCC\|2016\|2016 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} {{WWCC\|2016\|2016 WWCC}} (6th){{cite web \|title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016 \|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/554 \|website=World Curling Federation \|access-date=May 11, 2021}}
scope="row"\| 2018–19 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Courtney George \|\| Jordan Moulton \|\| Regan Birr \|\| \|\| \|\|

=Mixed doubles=

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scope="row"\| 2015–16 \| Allison Pottinger \|\| Doug Pottinger \|\| {{USMDCC\|2016\|2016 USMDCC}} {{Silver2}}

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| Allison Pottinger || Doug Pottinger || {{USMDCC|2016|2016 USMDCC}} {{Silver2}}

=Mixed=

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scope="row"\| 1995 \| Mike Fraboni \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Mark Swandby \|\| Toni Swandby \|\| 1995 USMxCC {{Gold1}}
scope="row"\| 1998 \| Mike Fraboni \|\| Allison Pottinger \|\| Craig Brown \|\| Tracy Sachtjen \|\| 1998 USMxCC {{Gold1}}

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scope="row"| 1995

| Mike Fraboni || Allison Pottinger || Mark Swandby || Toni Swandby || 1995 USMxCC {{Gold1}}

scope="row"| 1998

| Mike Fraboni || Allison Pottinger || Craig Brown || Tracy Sachtjen || 1998 USMxCC {{Gold1}}

Grand Slam record

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Event ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11
Autumn Gold \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| Q
Manitoba Lotteries \|style="background:#ffebcd;"\| QF \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| Q \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| Q
Sobeys Slam \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| N/A \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP
Players' Championships \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP \|style="background:#EFEFEF;" \| DNP

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Event