{
  "id": 12540709,
  "title": "ISU president from Korea elected head of Winter Olympic Federations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/isu-president-from-korea-elected-head-of-winter-olympic-federations",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261007/isu-president-from-korea-elected-head-of-winter-olympic-federations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Skating Union (ISU) President Kim Jae-youl, from Korea, has been elected as the new head of the Winter Olympic Federations (WOF). This comes after a meeting of the organization in Lausanne, Switzerland.\n\nKim was chosen to replace the outgoing WOF President Ivo Ferriani of Italy. The ISU praised Kim for his enthusiasm and commitment to snow and ice sports, as well as his dedication to improving collaboration among international sports federations.\n\nThe WOF was created to promote the mutual growth of Winter Olympic sports through exchanges and cooperation among their governing bodies. It represents various disciplines such as skating, skiing and snowboarding, ice hockey, curling, luge, bobsleigh and skeleton, and biathlon.\n\nSpeaking at the election, Kim highlighted the unique features of snow and ice sports. He pledged to work alongside all WOF members to enhance the visibility of winter sports in today's society and collaborate with everyone involved.",
  "summary": "International Skating Union (ISU) President Kim Jae-youl has been elected the new head of the Winter Olympic Federations (WOF), an umbrella organization representing international federations governing major Winter Olympic sports. The ISU said Wednesday that Kim would succeed outgoing WOF President Ivo Ferriani of Italy, following a meeting of the organization in Lausanne, Switzerland. \"President…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "ISU president elected head of Winter Olympic Federations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/isu-president-elected-head-of-winter-olympic-federations",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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