Atina Ford-Johnston is not to be confused with Anita Ford, her mother and former coach

Atina Ford-Johnston (born October 12, 1971, as Atina Ford) is a Canadian curler originally from Gray, Saskatchewan.[1]

She is best known as the alternate of the Sandra Schmirler team. With the Schmirler team, she is an Olympic Champion (1998),[2] World women's champion (1997) and Canadian women's champion (1997). She also had a successful Junior Career, winning the 1990 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Sudbury, Ontario, and also winning a bronze medal in the 1991 World Junior Curling Championships in Glasgow as skip for the Canadian team.

In 1999, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Sandra Schmirler team.[3]

She made her return to nationals-level curling by skipping the Alberta rink at the 2023 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, where her team finished fourth. She currently lives in Okotoks, Alberta.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Atina Ford File". Regina Leader-Post. February 7, 1998. p. G14. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 20, 2008)
  3. ^ Ford, Atina — CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
  4. ^ "Atina Ford Johnston".