Debbie McCormick

Debbie McCormick
Team
Curling club	Madison CC Madison
Skip	Erika Brown
Third	Debbie McCormick
Second	Jessica Schultz
Lead	Ann Swisshelm
Alternate	Sarah Anderson
Career
World Championship appearances	9 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Medal record Women's curling Competitor for the United States World Championships Silver 1996 Hamilton Gold 2003 Winnipeg Silver 2006 Grande Prairie Junior Championships Silver 1992 Oberstdorf Bronze 1993 Grindelwald Silver 1994 Sofia

Debbie McCormick (born January 8, 1974, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, as Debbie Henry) is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when she was very young. Both her parents are Canadian.

Career

McCormick had an impressive junior career, winning two silvers and a bronze at various World Junior Curling Championships. As an adult, played in two World Championships: as an alternate in 1996 for Lisa Schoeneberg's silver medal winning team, and in 2001 she was a third for Kari Erickson's sixth place team.

McCormick skipped the United States to a World Championship in 2003. She defeated Canada, skipped by Colleen Jones, in the final. It was the first time the US had won a World Championships in women's curling and was McCormick's first international tournament as a skip. She returned to the Worlds in 2006 and won silver. McCormick defended her 2006 US title in 2007 by defeating Cassandra Johnson's rink 9-3. She went on to win the 2008 & 2009 National Championships/Olympic Trials.

Allison Pottinger (left) with Debbie McCormick (right) at the 2010 Winter Olympics

McCormick has also participated in three Olympic games. At the 1998 Winter Olympics, she played second for Schoeneberg's fifth place team and at the 2002 Winter Olympics she played third for Erickson's fourth place team. She skipped the US Women's Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 10th.

McCormick posed for Ana Arce's "Fire on Ice" 2007 Team Sponsorship Calendar to promote women's curling.

Teammates

2003 Winnipeg World Championships

• Allison Pottinger, Third
• Ann Swisshelm, Second
• Tracy Sachtjen, Lead
• Joni Cotten, Alternate

2007 Aomori World Championships
2008 Vernon World Championships
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

• Allison Pottinger, Third
• Nicole Joraanstad, Second
• Natalie Nicholson, Lead
• Tracy Sachtjen, Alternate
• Maureen Brunt, Alternate (2007 Aomori only)

External links

• Debbie McCormick on the World Curling Federation database
• Vancouver 2010 Olympics profile