Multiple sources, including women who have accused former U.S. Snowboard head coach Peter Foley of sexual assault and misconduct, detailed to ESPN the events behind the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s accusation that U.S. Ski & Snowboard interfered in its investigation. They told ESPN that representatives of U.S. Ski & Snowboard failed to correctly report the women’s allegations, misled them and initially prevented them from reporting directly to SafeSport.
On Tuesday, after ESPN detailed allegations by three former U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes and a former employee against Foley, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter, obtained by ESPN, to U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt and general counsel Alison Pitt.
“The reports shared by the Center are very troubling. They allege that U.S. Ski and Snowboard leadership has been conducting its own investigation outside of…
