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Winter Olympic Federations

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WOF
Winter Olympic Federations
AbbreviationWOF
Formation1976; 50 years ago (1976)
TypeNonprofit organization
PurposeInter-sport federation organisation
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
President
Kim Jae-youl
Parent organization
International Olympic Committee

The Winter Olympic Federations (WOF), formerly Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), is a nonprofit organization of international sports federations that compete in the Winter Olympic Games.[1][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 Winter Olympic Games in particular.[2]

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.[1] Its current president is Kim Jae-youl of the International Skating Union and it is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.[2]

WOF Council

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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.

DesignationNameCountrySport Federation
PresidentKim Jae-youl South KoreaInternational Skating Union
Secretary GeneralColin Grahamslaw United KingdomWorld Curling
Council MembersEinars Fogelis LatviaInternational Luge Federation
Heike Groesswang GermanyInternational Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
Beau Welling United StatesWorld Curling
Alexander Ospelt LiechtensteinInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation
Luc Tardif FranceInternational Ice Hockey Federation
TreasurerFredi Schmid SwitzerlandInternational Skating Union

Members

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International sports federations that govern a sport in the program of the Winter Olympic Games are members of the WOF.[2] As of March 2025, it has seven full members and one associate member.

Full members

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Sport International federation Acronym National associations Year founded President Official website Notes
BiathlonInternational Biathlon UnionIBU611993Sweden Olle Dahlinbiathlonworld.com
Bobsleigh & SkeletonInternational Bobsleigh and Skeleton FederationIBSF741923Germany Heike Groesswangibsf.org
CurlingWorld Curling711966United States Beau Wellingworldcurling.org
Ice hockeyInternational Ice Hockey FederationIIHF821908France Luc Tardifiihf.com
LugeInternational Luge FederationFIL531957Latvia Einars Fogelisfil-luge.org
Ice skatingInternational Skating UnionISU1011892South Korea Kim Jae-youlisu.org
Skiing & SnowboardingInternational Ski and Snowboard FederationFIS1321924Liechtenstein Alexander Ospeltfis-ski.com

Associate members

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Sport International federation Acronym National associations Year founded President Official website Notes
Ski mountaineeringInternational Ski Mountaineering FederationISMF55[4]2008Switzerland Regula Meierismf-ski.com[5][a]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. 1 2 Müller, Stephan (13 January 2025). "IFs - International Sports Federations" (PDF). sport-record.de. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Winter Olympic Federations (WOF)". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations". Sports History. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Expanding the ISMF Family: now 55 National Members!". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "International Ski Mountaineering Federation Gains Associate Membership in Winter Olympic Federations". International Ski Mountaineering Federation. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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