Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations

The 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.

Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
AbbreviationAIOWF
Formation1976 (1976)[1]
TypeNonprofit
PurposeInter-sport federation organisation
HeadquartersZurich
Location
  • English, German
President
Ivo Ferriani

Among other tasks, the AIOWF encourages cooperation among its members and is in charge of coordinating the competition calendar. The AIOWF is the qualified spokesperson dealing with specific issues related to winter sports in general and the Olympic Games in particular.[2]

Its president is Ivo Ferriani[3] of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and it is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

AIOWF 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.

DesignationNameCountrySport Federation
PresidentIvo Ferriani ItalyInternational Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
Secretary GeneralColin Grahamslaw United KingdomWorld Curling Federation
Council MembersEinars Fogelis LatviaInternational Luge Federation
Kim Jae-youl South KoreaInternational Skating Union
Beau Welling United StatesWorld Curling Federation
Olle Dahlin SwedenInternational Biathlon Union
Luc Tardif FranceInternational Ice Hockey Federation
TreasurerFredi Schmid  SwitzerlandInternational Skating Union

Member federations

There are 7 sport federations members of AIOWF.[4]

Sport International Sport Federation (ISF) Acronym Year ISF founded President Official website
BiathlonInternational Biathlon UnionIBU 1993Sweden Olle Dahlinbiathlonworld.com
Bobsleigh & SkeletonInternational Bobsleigh and Skeleton FederationIBSF 1923Italy Ivo Ferrianiibsf.org
CurlingWorld Curling FederationWCF 1966United States Beau Wellingworldcurling.org
Ice HockeyInternational Ice Hockey FederationIIHF 1908France Luc Tardif Sr.iihf.com
LugeInternational Luge FederationFIL 1957Latvia Einars Fogelisfil-luge.org
SkatingInternational Skating UnionISU 1892South Korea Kim Jae-youlisu.org
SkiingInternational Ski FederationFIS 1924Sweden Johan Eliaschfis-ski.com

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations". Sports History. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. "AIOWF". Lausanne: International Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. www.olympic.org, date 21 November 2018
  4. "AIOWF – Members". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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