[1][2] Foley served as the head coach of the U.S. Snowboard team starting with when it was founded in 1994, including at three Olympics.
[1] Foley was in charge of seeding and deciding which athletes competed in World Cup competitions, in addition to the Olympic team.
[12][13] In February 2022 former USSS team member and 2010 Olympian Callan Chythlook-Sifsof made social posts on Instagram during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics accusing Foley of sexual misconduct.
[1][2] USSS also immediately notified the U.S. Center for SafeSport, an organization authorized by the U.S. Congress to police reports related to sexual abuse in U.S. Olympic sports, upon learning of Chythlook-Sifsof’s Instagram post.
[2][24] A former USSS employee said that in 2008 Foley coerced her into taking nude photos, and then sexually assaulted her as she said no and tried to move away from him, and eventually rolled her over and ejaculated on her back.
[24][1][20] The SafeSport temporary suspension was handed down over five weeks after the original Instagram post accusing Foley of sexual misconduct.
"[2] They alleged that Foley exploited his position of trust to "coerce sexual acts through force, manipulation, emotional abuse, intimidation, and retaliation.
[2] Former national team member Erin O'Malley alleged that she was "sexually assaulted and harassed ... by Foley, who exploited their unequal power dynamic.