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| Abbreviation | WOF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1976; 50 years ago (1976)[1] |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Inter-sport federation organisation |
| Headquarters | Lausanne |
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President | Ivo Ferriani |
TheWinter Olympic Federations (WOF), formerlyAssociation of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), is an association ofwinter sports federations recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee that compete in theOlympic Winter Games.[2][3]
Among other tasks, the WOF encourages cooperation among its members and is in charge of coordinating the competition calendar. The WOF is the qualified spokesperson dealing with specific issues related to winter sports in general and the Olympic Games in particular.[3]
From its establishment to 2000, it was named Association of International Winter Sports Federations (AIWF). It added "Olympic" in its title in 2000, to become AIOWF. It again renamed itself on 14 November 2023 to WOF.[2] Its current president isIvo Ferriani of theInternational Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and it is headquartered inLausanne, Switzerland.[3]
The Council is composed of a President and four Members, all from different Federations. One of the five Members is elected as secretary general. The President and all the Members are elected for 4-year mandates. The Treasurer is nominated by the Council on the proposal of the President as an executive position. The Treasurer is also on the Council, but without voting rights.
| Designation | Name | Country | Sport Federation |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ivo Ferriani |  Italy | International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation |
| Secretary General | Colin Grahamslaw |  United Kingdom | World Curling Federation |
| Council Members | Einars Fogelis |  Latvia | International Luge Federation |
| Kim Jae-youl |  South Korea | International Skating Union | |
| Beau Welling |  United States | World Curling Federation | |
| Olle Dahlin |  Sweden | International Biathlon Union | |
| Luc Tardif |  France | International Ice Hockey Federation | |
| Treasurer | Fredi Schmid |  Switzerland | International Skating Union |
Sport federations that govern a sport in the program of theWinter Olympics are members of the WOF.[3] As of March 2025, it has seven full members and one associate member.
| Sport | International federation (IF) | Acronym | National associations | Year IF founded | President | Official website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biathlon | International Biathlon Union | IBU | 61 | 1993 | Olle Dahlin | biathlonworld | |
| Bobsleigh &skeleton | International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation | IBSF | 74 | 1923 | Ivo Ferriani | ibsf | |
| Curling | World Curling | 71 | 1966 | Beau Welling | worldcurling | ||
| Ice hockey | International Ice Hockey Federation | IIHF | 82 | 1908 | Luc Tardif Sr. | iihf | |
| Luge | International Luge Federation | FIL | 53 | 1957 | Einars Fogelis | fil-luge | |
| Ice skating | International Skating Union | ISU | 101 | 1892 | Kim Jae-youl | isu | |
| Skiing &snowboarding | International Ski and Snowboard Federation | FIS | 132 | 1924 | Johan Eliasch | fis-ski |
| Sport | International federation (IF) | Acronym | National associations | Year IF founded | President | Official website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ski mountaineering | International Ski Mountaineering Federation | ISMF | 55[4] | 2008 | Regula Meier | ismf-ski | [5][a] |