Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations

Abbreviation	AIOWF
Formation	1976; 48 years ago (1976)[1]
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Inter-sport federation organisation
Headquarters	Zurich
Location	English, German
President	Ivo Ferriani

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.

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.

Designation	Name	Country	Sport Federation
President	Ivo Ferriani	Italy	International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
Secretary General	Colin Grahamslaw	United Kingdom	World Curling Federation
Council Members	Einars Fogelis	Latvia	International Luge Federation
	Kim Jae-youl	South Korea	International Skating Union
	Beau Welling	United States	World Curling Federation
	Olle Dahlin	Sweden	International Biathlon Union
	Luc Tardif	France	International Ice Hockey Federation
Treasurer	Fredi Schmid	Switzerland	International 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
Biathlon	International Biathlon Union	IBU	1993	Olle Dahlin	biathlonworld.com
Bobsleigh & Skeleton	International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation	IBSF	1923	Ivo Ferriani	ibsf.org
Curling	World Curling Federation	WCF	1966	Beau Welling	worldcurling.org
Ice Hockey	International Ice Hockey Federation	IIHF	1908	Luc Tardif Sr.	iihf.com
Luge	International Luge Federation	FIL	1957	Einars Fogelis	fil-luge.org
Skating	International Skating Union	ISU	1892	Kim Jae-youl	isu.org
Skiing & Snowboarding	International Ski and Snowboard Federation	FIS	1924	Johan Eliasch	fis-ski.com