Career
She placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2008) and 14th at the World Championships (2010, 2012), and competed at two Winter Olympics (2010, 2014). McCorkell trained in Belfast, coached by Margaret McAllister and Yuri Bureiko, until the end of the 2001-2002 season. In the 2002-2003 season, she moved to Coventry where she was coached by Bureiko.
McCorkell competed three times, from 2002 to 2004, at the World Junior Championships, placing as high as 11th in 2003.
She made her senior World and European Championships debut also in 2003. Following the 2005-2006 season, McCorkell moved to Liedekerke, Belgium where she was coached by Vera Vandecaveye.
After the 2007-2008 season, she rejoined Juri Bureiko and was also coached by Silvie De Rijcke. Her best Worlds finish, 14th, came in 2010 and 2012.
McCorkell changed coaches in April 2011.
She decided to train with coach Simon Briggs in Ninove and Dundee. McCorkell had a torn abductor muscle at the end of 2012. In February 2014, McCorkell competed at her second Winter Olympics.
She placed 25th in the short program in Sochi and did not advance to the free skate.
At the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, McCorkell qualified for the free skate but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.