1. Home: Eden Prairie, MN,
Birthday: July 5, 1973
Position: Vice skip
Teammates: Debbie McCormick, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tracy
Sachtjen
Delivers: Right-handed
Curls out of: St. Paul Curling Club
Year started curling: 1984
Occupation: Marketing research analyst
Height: 5 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 120 pounds
Education: Master's degree in marketing from the University of Milwaukee
Web site: TeamMcCormick.us
Other sports: Running, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, played softball in
college (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Participating in: Allison Pottinger is participating in curling as the third position
In her own words: "I learned to curl in Otterburn Park, Quebec, Canada,
when I was in sixth grade. I come from a curling family. My father, mother,
brother and sister all curl."
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
Olympic Winter Games: 2010
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)
2. 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
September 17-
AMJ SHORTY JENKINS CASHSPIEL Brockville, Ontario
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September BANK OF AMERICA SCHMIRLER
Regina, Saskatchewan
25-28 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-
SUN LIFE CLASSIC Brantford, Ontario
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December 4-6 Morgan Stanley Curling Classic Madison, Wisconsin
42ND INTERNATIONAL BERNESE
January 8-10 Berne, Switzerland
LADIES CUP
GLYNHILL LADIES
January 15-17 Glasgow, Scotland
INTERNATIONAL
February 16- Vancouver, British
2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
28 Columbia
3. Career Highlights
World Ninth Place (2009); Sixth Place (2008); Fourth Place (2007);
Championships: Silver Medallist (2006); (2008); Fourth Place (2007); Silver
Medallist (2006); Gold Medallist (2003); Seventh Place
(2002); Silver Medallist (1999); Sixth Place (1997); Silver
Medallist (1996); Fifth Place (1995)
US Nationals: Gold Medallist (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 1999,
1998, 1997, 1996, 1995); Silver Medallist (2005, 2004, 2001,
2000)
US Olympic Gold Medallist (2009); Silver Medallist (2005, 2001)
Trials:
Continental Cup: Team North American (2008 Silver, 2007 Gold, 2006 Silver,
2003 Silver)
World Junior Silver Medallist (1994)
Championships:
US Junior Gold Medallist (1994)
Nationals:
US Curling Female Athlete of the Year (2008)
Association: Team of the Year (2006)
Team of the Year (2003)
Favorite Food: Anything Italian and Veggie Burritos
Least Favorite Brussel Sprouts!
Food:
Favorite Place to Phuket, Thailand - warm & sunny!
Visit:
Role Models: My Parents, Doug
What's on Your Just about everything from country to hip hop and photos of
iPod?: the family
Pets: Dog - Riley, Cat - Sam
Person(s) You Natalie Coughlin, John Stewart, my mother's Dad
would Love to
Meet:
Favorite Thing My teammates - love working as a team and still having an
about Curling: individual role - fabulous combination
Favorite Pastime: Hanging out with family and friends at the cabin, winter or
summer!