Eden Prairie
Age: 40
Position: Alternate
Olympic experience: Second (2010)
Twitter handle: @APottinger
Bio: In 2010, Pottinger was on the U.S. women's team that finished in 10th place at the Vancouver Games. She formed her own team to chase an Olympic berth in Sochi and made it to the finals of the Olympic trials, where her team was defeated by the Erika Brown rink. A day later, Team Brown asked Pottinger to join it as alternate. Pottinger is a mother of two, works at General Mills and is a 10-time national champion. Team finished last with a 1-8 record in round robin.
Allison Pottinger
February 20, 2014 at 1:54AM
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Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami.
