| Allison Pottinger | |
| Birth Name: | Allison Darragh |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Curling Club: | St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Member Association: | Minnesota |
| World Championship Appearances: | 13 |
| Olympic Appearances: | 2 (2010, 2014) |
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 competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in Vancouver, Canada.[1] She was named USA female curling athlete of the year in 2008.[2]
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.
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]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Analissa Johnson | Allison Darragh | 1994 USJCC [6] | |||||
| 1994–95 | Erika Brown | Marcia Tillisch | Allison Darragh | 1995 (6th)[7] | ||||
| 1995–96 | Lisa Schoeneberg | Erika Brown | Lori Mountford | Allison Darragh | Debbie Henry | 1996 USWCC [8] [9] | ||
| 1996–97 | Analissa Johnson | Tracy Sachtjen | Allison Darragh | (7th)[10] | ||||
| 1998–99 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Allison Darragh | Tracy Sachtjen | Barb Perrella (WWCC) | Steve Brown (WWCC) | 1999 USWCC | |
| 1999–00 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Allison Darragh | Tracy Sachtjen | Steve Brown | 2000 USWCC [11] | ||
| 2000–01 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Allison Darragh | Tracy Sachtjen | Keith Reilly | 2001 USWCC [12] | ||
| 2001–02 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown Oriedo | Allison Darragh | Tracy Sachtjen | 2001 USOCT [13] | |||
| Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Allison Darragh | Natalie Nicholson | Nicole Joraanstad | 2002 USWCC (8th)[14] | |||
| 2002–03 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Joni Cotten | 2003 USWCC [15] [16] | ||||
| 2003–04 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Ann Swisshelm Silver | Tracy Sachtjen | Joni Cotten | 2004 USWCC [17] | ||
| 2004–05 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Ann Swisshelm Silver | Tracy Sachtjen | [18] | |||
| 2005–06 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Tracy Sachtjen | Joni Cotten | 2006 USWCC [19] | |||
| Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Wally Henry | [20] | |||
| 2006–07 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen | 2007 USWCC [21] [22] | ||
| Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Wally Henry | (4th)[23] | |||
| 2007–08 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen (WWCC) | Wally Henry | [24] [25] (7th)[26] | |
| 2008–09 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen | Wally Henry | [27] (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 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | Derek Brown | (5th) | ||
| 2012–13 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | ||||
| 2013–14 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | Tara Peterson (WWCC) | Derek Brown (WWCC) | 2013 USOCT (6th) | |
| Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | Allison Pottinger | 2014 OG (10th)[32] | |||
| 2015–16 | Erika Brown | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson (WWCC) | Ann Swisshelm (WWCC) | (6th)[33] | |
| 2018–19 | Allison Pottinger | Jordan Moulton | Regan Birr |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Allison Pottinger | Mark Swandby | Toni Swandby | |||
| 1998 | Mike Fraboni | Allison Pottinger | 1998 USMxCC |
| 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 |