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The Winter Olympic Federations (WOF), formerly Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), is an association of winter sports federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee that compete in the Olympic Winter Games.

Winter Olympic Federations

Abbreviation	WOF
Formation	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Inter-sport federation organisation
Headquarters	Zurich
Location	English, German
President	Ivo Ferriani

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.

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. Its current president is Ivo Ferriani of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and it is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

WOF Council

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

Members

Sport federations that govern a sport in the program of the Winter Olympics are members of the WOF. As of March 2025, it has seven full members and one associate member.

Full members

Sport	International federation (IF)	Acronym	National associations	Year IF founded	President	Official website
Biathlon	International Biathlon Union	IBU	61	1993	Olle Dahlin	biathlonworld.com
Bobsleigh & skeleton	International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation	IBSF	74	1923	Ivo Ferriani	ibsf.org
Curling	World Curling Federation	WCF	71	1966	Beau Welling	worldcurling.org
Ice hockey	International Ice Hockey Federation	IIHF	82	1908	Luc Tardif Sr.	iihf.com
Luge	International Luge Federation	FIL	53	1957	Einars Fogelis	fil-luge.org
Ice skating	International Skating Union	ISU	101	1892	Kim Jae-youl	isu.org
Skiing & snowboarding	International Ski and Snowboard Federation	FIS	132	1924	Johan Eliasch	fis-ski.com

Associate members

Sport	International federation (IF)	Acronym	National associations	Year IF founded	President	Official website	Notes
Ski mountaineering	International Ski Mountaineering Federation	ISMF	55	2008	Regula Meier	ismf-ski.org

Notes

Also a member of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).

References

"Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations". Sports History. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
Müller, Stephan (2025-01-13). sport-record.de. p. 2 https://sport-record.de/organizations/if.pdf. Retrieved 2025-03-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Winter Olympic Federations (WOF)". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
"Expanding the ISMF Family: now 55 National Members!". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
"International Ski Mountaineering Federation Gains Associate Membership in Winter Olympic Federations". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-03-06.

External links

WOF at IOC website

[arisf-6] Also a member of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).

[1] "Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations". Sports History. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[srde-2] Müller, Stephan (2025-01-13). sport-record.de. p. 2 https://sport-record.de/organizations/if.pdf. Retrieved 2025-03-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[ioc-wof-3] "Winter Olympic Federations (WOF)". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-03-06.

[4] "Expanding the ISMF Family: now 55 National Members!". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. Retrieved 2025-03-06.

[5] "International Ski Mountaineering Federation Gains Associate Membership in Winter Olympic Federations". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-03-06.