Winter Olympic Federations

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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.<ref name="srde">{{Cite web |last=Müller |first=Stephan |date=2025-01-13 |title=IFs - International Sports Federations |url=https://sport-record.de/organizations/if.pdf |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=sport-record.de |page=2}}</ref><ref name="ioc-wof">{{Cite web |title=Winter Olympic Federations (WOF) |url=https://www.olympics.com/ioc/international-federations/wof |access-date=2025-03-06 |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportshistory.club/3aiowf.html |title=Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations |access-date=August 26, 2021 |last= |first= |date= |work=Sports History |publisher= |location= |language= |quote= }}</ref>

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.<ref name="ioc-wof"/>

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.<ref name="srde"/> Its current president is Ivo Ferriani of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and it is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.<ref name="ioc-wof"/>

== 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.

{| class="wikitable" |- align="center" ! Designation !! Name !! Country !! Sport Federation |- | President || Ivo Ferriani || {{ITA}} || International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation |- | Secretary General || Colin Grahamslaw || {{GBR}} || World Curling |- |rowspan=5|Council Members || Einars Fogelis || {{LVA}} || International Luge Federation |- | Kim Jae-youl || {{KOR}} || International Skating Union |- | Beau Welling || {{USA}} || World Curling |- | Olle Dahlin || {{SWE}} || International Biathlon Union |- | Luc Tardif || {{FRA}} || International Ice Hockey Federation |- | Treasurer || Fredi Schmid || {{CHE}} || International Skating Union |}

== Members ==

International sports federations that govern a sport in the program of the Winter Olympic Games are members of the WOF.<ref name="ioc-wof"/> As of March 2025, it has seven full members and one associate member.

=== Full members ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Sport ! International federation ! Acronym ! National associations ! Year founded ! President ! Official website ! Notes |- | Biathlon || International Biathlon Union || IBU || 61 || 1993 || {{Flag icon|SWE}} Olle Dahlin || {{URL|https://www.biathlonworld.com|biathlonworld.com}} || |- | Bobsleigh & Skeleton || International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation || IBSF || 74 || 1923 || {{Flag icon|ITA}} Ivo Ferriani || {{URL|https://www.ibsf.org|ibsf.org}} || |- | Curling || World Curling ||  || 71 || 1966 || {{Flag icon|USA}} Beau Welling || {{URL|https://worldcurling.org}} || |- | Ice hockey || International Ice Hockey Federation || IIHF || 82 || 1908 || {{Flag icon|FRA}} Luc Tardif || {{URL|https://www.iihf.com|iihf.com}} || |- | Luge || International Luge Federation || FIL || 53 || 1957 || {{Flag icon|LVA}} Einars Fogelis || {{URL|https://www.fil-luge.org|fil-luge.org}} || |- | Ice skating || International Skating Union || ISU || 101 || 1892 || {{Flag icon|KOR}} Kim Jae-youl || {{URL|https://isu.org}} || |- | Skiing & Snowboarding || International Ski and Snowboard Federation || FIS || 132 || 1924 || {{Flag icon|GBR}} Johan Eliasch || {{URL|https://www.fis-ski.com|fis-ski.com}} || |}

=== Associate members ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Sport ! International federation ! Acronym ! National associations ! Year founded ! President ! Official website ! Notes |- | Ski mountaineering || International Ski Mountaineering Federation || ISMF || 55<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expanding the ISMF Family: now 55 National Members! |url=https://www.ismf-ski.org/webpages/expanding-the-ismf-family-now-55-national-members/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |publisher=International Ski Mountaineering Federation}}</ref> || 2008 || {{Flag icon|SUI}} Regula Meier|| {{URL|https://ismf-ski.com}} || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-21 |title=International Ski Mountaineering Federation Gains Associate Membership in Winter Olympic Federations |url=https://www.ismf-ski.org/webpages/international-ski-mountaineering-federation-gains-associate-membership-in-winter-olympic-federations/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |publisher=International Ski Mountaineering Federation}}</ref>{{efn|name="arisf"|Also a member of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).}} |}

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== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.olympics.com/ioc/international-federations/wof Winter Olympic Federations] at olympics.com * [https://www.olympics.com/ioc/international-federations International Sports Federations] at olympics.com

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