WOF (the Winter Olympic Federations) is made up of the International Sports Federations which govern a winter sport featured on the Olympic programme.

It encourages cooperation between its members. WOF is the qualified representative body that deals with specific questions connected with winter sports in general, and the Olympic Games in particular. WOF is also responsible for recommending winter sports representatives for the commissions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other international organisations. Among other tasks, WOF deals with the coordination of matters of common interest between the winter sports, and the submission to the IOC of proposals regarding the distribution of the share of Olympic revenues.