Atina Johnston Explained

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

Atina Ford-Johnston
Birth Date:October 12, 1971
Birth Place:Gray, Saskatchewan, Canada
Curling Club:Okotoks Curling Club, Okotoks
Member Association: (1990-2001)
(2002-Present)
Hearts Appearances:2 (1997, 1998)
Top Cca Ranking:N/A
Grand Slam Victories:0

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] and . 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Atina Ford File. February 7, 1998. G14. Regina Leader-Post. April 27, 2020.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=CUR "1998 Winter Olympics  - Nagano, Japan  - Curling"
  3. https://www.curling.ca/hof/people/ford-atina/ Ford, Atina — CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
  4. Web site: Atina Ford Johnston.