Allison Pottinger is a Canadian-born curler who lives in Minnesota and curls for Team USA. She has over 25 years of curling experience and is the vice and skip for Team McCormick. She has won several national championships and a world championship gold medal. She is preparing with Team McCormick to compete in the Olympics, where they aim to win gold after earning silver previously.

1. Allison Pottinger is a one busy person especially around this time. She
has the Olympics Games and she needs to be with her kids but at the same
time, she is very successful at what she does.
Allison was born on July 5, 1973 in Brampton Ontario in Canada. She
now lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota with her husband Doug, with her 2
daughters; Lauren and Kelsey and her dog Riley and her cat Sam. She
started curling in 1984 at the St. Paul Curling Club and delivers with her
right hand. She is 5 feet 1 inch and she weights 120lbs. Allison works as a
market research analyst in Minnesota at day then she goes to practice with
her teammates Debbie McCormick, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson,
Tracy Sachtjen also known as Team McCormick. Team McCormick is on
team USA for Women’s Curling. Allison Pottinger practices at St Paul’s
Curling Club. Here are some of the people Allison and Team McCormick
have competed with:
September 17-20 AMJ SHORTY JENKINS CASHSPIEL Brockville, Ontario
BANK OF AMERICA SCHMIRLER
September 25-28 Regina, Saskatchewan
CURLING CLASSIC
October 9-11 RE/MAX MASTERS BASAL Basel, Switzerland
October 16-18 GRASSHOPPER WOMEN’S MASTERS Zurich, Switzerland
November 6-8 OVCA WOMEN'S FALL CLASSIC Kemptville, Ontario
November 20-23 SUN LIFE CLASSIC Brantford, Ontario
December 4-6 Morgan Stanley Curling Classic Madison, Wisconsin
42ND INTERNATIONAL BERNESE
January 8-10 Berne, Switzerland
LADIES CUP
January 15-17 GLYNHILL LADIES INTERNATIONAL Glasgow, Scotland
Allison Pottinger has two different positions; Vice and Skip. The
Vice throws third, holds brush (target) for Skip, and sweeps only
Lead's and Second's shots - has difficult shots as a lot of stones are
usually in play. The Skip throws last, holds brush for all other players,
tells other players when to sweep, watches the "curl" of the stone and
has most difficult shots as all other stones have already been played
also the team captain. The other sports that she plays when she is not
curling are running, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, and
plays softball at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

2. Allison Pottinger has been curling for about 25 years and she gets
better and better each year. Here are some of her curling highlights:
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2009 (champion), 2005 (silver), 2001 (silver)
• U.S. National Championships: 2009 (champion), 2008 (champion), 2007
(champion), 2006 (champion), 2005 (runner-up), 2004 (runner-up), 2003
(champion), 2002 (champion), 2001 (runner-up), 2000 (runner-up), 1999
(champion), 1998, 1997, 1996 (champion), 1995 (champion)
• Women's World Curling Championships: 2009, 2008 (7th), 2007 (4th),
2006 (silver), 2003 (gold), 2002 (8th), 1999 (silver), 1997 (6th), 1996
(silver), 1995 (5th)
• World Curling Tour Players Championship: 2006 (quarterfinalist)
• Continental Cup: 2008 (runner-up), 2007 (champion), 2003 (runner-up)
• Mixed Nationals: 1998 (champion), 1995 (champion)
• U.S. Women's Junior Nationals: 1994 (champion)
• Women's Junior World Championships: 1994 (silver)
• Southwest Ontario Women's Cashspiel: 2005 (champion), 2002
(champion)
• Montreal Open: 2003 (runner-up)
• USA Curling Team of the Year: 2003, 1999
• U.S. Olympic Committee Team of the Month: April 2003
• USA Curling Female Athlete of the Year: 2008
Allison Pottinger and Team McCormick and they have been very well
practiced for the Olympics. Team McCormick is aiming for the gold this
year because last time they won silver medal.
This is the World Women's
Championship trophy for first
place (comes with a gold medal
too).

3. Equipment Needed for Allison Pottinger:
Curling Shoes
Curling Stone
Curling Broom