Become a Volunteer
and be part of the 21st Winter Deaflympics
Being a volunteer means not only giving, but also getting something in return. As a volunteer at major sporting events, you will interact with many people from different countries and cultures. You act as an important link between all participants and, through your commitment, skills, and experience, not only contribute significantly to the successful execution of an event, but also create a great atmosphere and unforgettable memories for athletes, coaches, officials, media, guests, and visitors through your helpfulness and hospitality.
The Volunteer Team Tirol (“VTT”) is a project launched by Innsbruck-Tirol Sports GmbH (“ITS”) and has been run by Olympia Sport- und Veranstaltungszentrum Innsbruck GmbH since November 2020.
As a volunteer, you have the chance to gain a unique insight into the work behind the scenes of this major sporting event, meet new people, gain practical experience, and experience what it means to work together as part of an enthusiastic volunteer team.
We’re currently looking for volunteers in the following areas:
As a volunteer, you can utilize your strengths and experience and choose an area of work that best suits you. Important, however, is that you must be a team player; neither a single area nor the bigger picture works with individuals.
Event Operations
Are you interested in the logistic processes during as well as after an event? Have you always wanted to know which ‘hardware’ is required at an event venue in order to play the ‘software sports event’ successfully?
Your Profile
- You are not someone who handles things with kid gloves – you are a hands-on-person!
- You enjoy juggling with lists, figures and appointments OR are endowed with manual skills OR technically experienced?
- Improvisation is your second name.
- You can cope with time pressure and even in heated situations, you keep a cool head.
- Stormy weather conditions are not a problem for you, but just a challenge.
Client Services
The core task of this area of work is the all-round care and communication with all the persons involved in the event – athletes and coaches, officials and politicians, fans and spectators, VIPs, sponsors and guests or even artists in the framework of ceremonies.
Your Profile
- You love being a host and usually welcome your guests in different languages?
- If you had to describe yourself as a weather condition, you’d be the brilliant sunshine.
- If there is a problem, you look for a solution, not an excuse.
- You are never at the end of your tether.
Media
In this area, you will feel the pulse of the event and can help shape the parts where the spectacular courses of the event are transferred into pictures and words.
Your Profile
- In your next life you may become a writer, writing comes easily to you.
- Do you let your imagination run riot? Definitely not! You put events in a nutshell and capture them in a single picture.
- You are an experienced photographer and can handle video equipment; you know how to draw attention to motives and players.
- You know all about the do’s and don’ts of social media.
- You stay calm and make sure everything runs smoothly, even if all the journalists claim the first interview for themselves.
Sport
You feel enthusiastic about the immediate competitions and want to be part of the direct implementation of the sport events? Then contribute your part in order to design the best possible conditions for all athletes and officials.
Your Profile
- You are a sports freak and when there is news or when there are events, you are always up to date.
- Tele mark, double backflip, bouldering, individual time trial… – competition formats, basic terms and rules in the popular sports disciplines at the specific event are no foreign words for you.
- Even during the hectic competitions, you keep calm, keep an overview and can delegate.
- You don’t mind tackling something and helping out, physical work is no problem for you.
- Just like in the working field of Event Operations – stormy weather conditions are no problem for you, just a challenge!
Just register on our online volunteer platform (the minimum age is 16) and create your personal profile, where you can enter your qualifications, interests and experience.
- Start Registration: October 1st, 2025
- Evaluation, interviews and job assignment: Starting February 2026
- Job training: Starting July 2026
- Detailed shift planning: 4th quarter 2026
- January 15th, 2027: Opening ceremony
- January 24th, 2027: Closing ceremony
Please note that volunteers, who are available for extended periods or even the entire event will be preferred.
Got more questions?
Don‘t hesitate to contact the Volunteer Team Tirol:
Olympia Sport- und Veranstaltungszentrum Innsbruck GmbH
Olympiastraße 10, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
T: +43 (0) 512/33 838-227
M: +43 (0) 676/88 338 227
volunteers@olympiaworld.at