Freddie out of Moomba?

[Jordan]

Apparently, Freddie couldn't get into the country, visa denied. It's on his instagram.

[Jaypro]

That sucks....empty victory with Freddie not being there!!!

[lpskier]

Commonwealth skier can’t get into a Commonwealth country? What’s up with that?

[ballsohard]

Freddie says that he will rightfully win this tournament next year to end his Moomba curse.

[Horton]

@lpskier the issue was that he stated on his application that it was for water ski events - technically business. A business visa is more money and takes longer. Once government types got involved..... He is super bummed but it was fine having him here for a few days.

[ballsohard]

@Horton If I was one of the best skiers in the world and I couldn't go to Australia to compete in the Moomba then I also would have seen hanging out with a short guy that runs a cool website as a close second.

[BraceMaker]

So do most of the skiers just say tourism?

[Ed_Johnson]

I once made the mistake going into Canada to fly an Airshow and marked the custom form Business, since I was sponsored by Bud Light. What a friggen mistake that was. I was pulled from line in arrival and spent hours in an office explaining why I was there. Felt like a criminal. Learned quickly, ALWAYS mark Tourism !!!

 

 

[whitem71]

I don’t get it. Freddie’s been to Australia a bunch of times before, did he forget what to write on the visa application this time? Do all the other pro skiers state ‘tourism’?

[E_T]

Shouldn’t the international federation have all this worked out for them. If you people really want a “Olympic” sport (won’t happen ever sorry) you never hear of olympians having this issue.

[unksskis]

It's happened to snowboarders and skiers before