“We say, ‘Just ski well; do try and put down a run you can be proud of,'” he said.
Despite being raised in the US, Atkin said it was important for his daughter to visit the West Midlands.
“The family spent a decent amount of time in the UK, and that always meant being in the West Midlands while my parents were alive at their house.
“Solihull was sort of the centre of family activity over in the UK.”
Last December, the 23-year-old narrowly missed out on gold at the freeski halfpipe World Cup event in China. She took home silver.
Atkin will be in action in the women’s freeski halfpipe, with her heat beginning at about 18:30 GMT on Thursday.
“She’s had a good run; these past 12 months have really been some of her best results, some of her best skiing.
“She’s skiing very well, and she’s trying to focus on that,” he added.
