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Josh Callinan

Davis-Meehan lands wildcard for Freeride World Tour in 2023

Michaela Davis-Meehan. Picture by Phil Hearne

Newcastle snowboarder Michaela Davis-Meehan will return to the Freeride World Tour (FWT) after landing a wildcard for 2023.

Davis-Meehan, a runner-up in her rookie FWT season of 2020, was recently called up following a solid campaign in FWT qualifiers.

"This is such an awesome surprise. I'm super stoked to give the tour another crack and I can't wait to get sendy and see what I can bring to the FWT this time around," Davis-Meehan said.

The former Kotara High School student, now aged 30, finished third overall in FWT qualifiers for 2022 having won a round in the US (Kirkwood Mountain).

She joins a six-athlete field in next year's FWT, starting with Canada (Kicking Horse) on January 13 before stops in Spain, Andorra, Austria and Switzerland.

Davis-Meehan dropped off the FWT following a tough 2021 program.

She scored a top-tier victory in Andorra in 2020.

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