Winter Olympic Federations

The Winter Olympic Federations (WOF), formerly known as the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), is a nonprofit organization made up of international sports federations that take part in the Winter Olympic Games. Its main job is to help its members work together and organize the schedule for competitions.

Over time, the group changed its name. From when it started until the year 2000, it was called the Association of International Winter Sports Federations (AIWF). In 2000, it added “Olympic” to its name, becoming AIOWF. Then, on November 14, 2023, it changed its name again to WOF.

Today, the WOF speaks for issues about winter sports and the Olympic Games. The current leader, or president, is Ivo Ferriani from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. The group’s main office is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

WOF Council

The WOF Council has a President and four Members, each coming from different sports groups. One of these Members is chosen to be the secretary general. They all serve for four years. The Treasurer is suggested by the President and chosen by the Council to help with money matters. The Treasurer can sit with the Council but cannot vote.

Designation	Name	Country	Sport Federation
President	Ivo Ferriani	Italy	International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
Secretary General	Colin Grahamslaw	United Kingdom	World Curling
Council Members	Einars Fogelis	Latvia	International Luge Federation
	Kim Jae-youl	South Korea	International Skating Union
	Beau Welling	United States	World Curling
	Olle Dahlin	Sweden	International Biathlon Union
	Luc Tardif	France	International Ice Hockey Federation
Treasurer	Fredi Schmid	Switzerland	International Skating Union

Members

The Winter Olympic Federations has groups that manage sports in the Winter Olympic Games as its members. As of March 2025, there are seven full members and one associate member.

Full members

Associate members

Sport	International federation	Acronym	National associations	Year 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		71	1966	Beau Welling	worldcurling.org
Ice hockey	International Ice Hockey Federation	IIHF	82	1908	Luc Tardif	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

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