Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations

Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
AbbreviationAIOWF
Formation1976; 48 years ago (1976)[1]
TypeNonprofit
PurposeInter-sport federation organisation
HeadquartersZurich
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.

  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. ^ Olympic.org. 21 November 2018.