ISU President Kim Jae-yeol elected new president of the Winter Olympic Sports Federation (WOF)
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- Kim Jae-yeol, president of the International Skating Union (ISU), was elected as the new president of the Winter Olympic Sports Federation (WOF).
- Chairman Kim is expanding his influence in the winter sports field by serving as the head of the WOF following his position as a member of the IOC executive committee.
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WOF is a consultative body of international federations for the seven major sports in the Winter Olympics. Since being elected as ISU President in 2022, Chairman Kim Jae-yeol has solidified his position in the international sports world by serving as a member of the IOC Executive Committee.
Kim Jae-yeol, president of the International Skating Union (ISU), was elected as the new president of the Winter Olympic Sports Federation (WOF), the consultative body for the major sports of the Winter Olympics.
The ISU said on the 5th (Korean time), "President Kim Jae-yeol was elected as the new president to succeed current president Ivo Periani at the WOF meeting held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Chairman Kim was recognized for his passion and dedication to winter sports and his will to strengthen cooperation between international sports federations."
Chairman Kim Jae-yeol said, "I will stand in solidarity with WOF members to raise the status of winter sports. I am honored to serve as WOF president. I will do my best to be helpful to everyone."
Chairman Jae-yeol Kim was elected as the first non-European president in ISU history in 2022 after serving as president of the Korea Skating Federation, vice president of the Korea Sports Council, and ISU executive committee member.
Afterwards, he received high praise for promoting marketing innovation and organizational reform, and was elected as an IOC executive member at the 145th International Olympic Committee (IOC) General Assembly in February.
Chairman Kim, who was re-elected as ISU president last June, was elected as WOF president and took on the role of head of a consultative body encompassing the major international federations for the Winter Olympics.
WOF is a member of international federations for seven Winter Olympic sports, including ice skating, skiing, luge, ice hockey, curling, bobsleigh/skeleton, and biathlon.
