Winter Olympic Federations
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| Abbreviation | WOF |
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| Formation | 1976[1] |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Inter-sport federation organisation |
| Headquarters | Lausanne |
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President | Ivo Ferriani |
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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.[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 is Ivo Ferriani of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and it is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]
WOF Council
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| President | Ivo Ferriani | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation |
| Secretary General | Colin Grahamslaw | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | World Curling Federation |
| Council Members | Einars Fogelis | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | International Luge Federation |
| Kim Jae-youl | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | International Skating Union | |
| Beau Welling | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | World Curling Federation | |
| Olle Dahlin | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | International Biathlon Union | |
| Luc Tardif | File:Flag of France.svg France | International Ice Hockey Federation | |
| Treasurer | Fredi Schmid | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | International Skating Union |
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Members
[edit | edit source]Sport federations that govern a sport in the program of the Winter Olympics are members of the WOF.[3] As of March 2025, it has seven full members and one associate member.
Full members
[edit | edit source]| Sport | International federation (IF) | Acronym | National associations | Year IF founded | President | Official website | Notes |
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| Biathlon | International Biathlon Union | IBU | 61 | 1993 | Sweden Olle Dahlin | biathlonworld |
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| Bobsleigh & skeleton | International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation | IBSF | 74 | 1923 | Italy Ivo Ferriani | ibsf |
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| Curling | World Curling Federation | WCF | 71 | 1966 | United States Beau Welling | worldcurling |
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| Ice hockey | International Ice Hockey Federation | IIHF | 82 | 1908 | France Luc Tardif Sr. | iihf |
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| Luge | International Luge Federation | FIL | 53 | 1957 | Latvia Einars Fogelis | fil-luge |
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| Ice skating | International Skating Union | ISU | 101 | 1892 | South Korea Kim Jae-youl | isu |
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| Skiing & snowboarding | International Ski and Snowboard Federation | FIS | 132 | 1924 | United Kingdom Johan Eliasch | fis-ski |
Associate members
[edit | edit source]| Sport | International federation (IF) | Acronym | National associations | Year IF founded | President | Official website | Notes |
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| Ski mountaineering | International Ski Mountaineering Federation | ISMF | 55[4] | 2008 | Switzerland Regula Meier | ismf-ski |
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See also
[edit | edit source]- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
- Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
- SportAccord
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Also a member of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Winter Olympic sports
- International Olympic Committee
- IOC-recognised international federations
- International sports organisations based in Switzerland
- Organisations based in Zurich
- Olympic organizations
- Sports organizations established in 1976
- Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
- Winter sports governing bodies