Peter Foley no longer employed by US Ski and Snowboard following sexual misconduct allegations

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Longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley is no longer with U.S. Ski and Snowboard following allegations of sexual misconduct.

"As of March 20, 2022, Peter Foley is no longer employed by U.S. Ski and Snowboard," U.S. Ski and Snowboard told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Mr. Foley has been on a leave of absence since February 21, 2022."

"Rob Fagen will act as interim head coach while we conduct a national search for a new world-class head coach for the U.S. Snowboardcross Team," the statement continued.

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Peter Foley watches training prior to snowboard cross qualification during the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at The Canyons Ski Resort on February 10, 2012, in Park City, Utah. ((Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images))

Last month, U.S. Ski and Snowboard said it was investigating allegations against Foley, who had served as the coach of the U.S. snowboard team since its inception in 1994.

The investigation came after former U.S. Olympic snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, from Alaska, wrote in an Instagram post on Feb. 9 that Foley took "naked photos of female athletes for over a decade."

Foley was in China that week for the Beijing Games.

"I vehemently deny the allegations," he said in a text at the time. "I’m doing my best to concentrate on supporting the athletes at the Olympics."

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On Friday, ESPN reported that Foley was suspended temporarily by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which opened in 2017 to handle harassment and other abuse allegations inside U.S. sports. 

Foley, 56, was suspended pending a formal investigation into the allegations of