He coached Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin successfully. Olofsson won the silver medal in sprint behind Kati Wilhelm. She then won a gold medal in mass start, the first for Sweden since 1960.[3]
Pichler coached the Russian female biathlon team in the season 2011/2012.[citation needed] After acting as a consultant to the Swedish biathlon team in the 2014–15 season, in April 2015 the Swedish Biathlon Federation announced that Pichler had been re-appointed as the team's head coach.[2] During this spell with the team he guided Hanna Öberg and Sebastian Samuelsson to Olympic and World Championship medals.[4] In addition at this time he coached British biathlete Amanda Lightfoot.[5]
Wolfgang's brother, Claus Pichler, is a Social Democratic politician who was elected mayor of the brothers' home town of Ruhpolding. Walter Pichler, a fellow coach and former biathlete who took a bronze medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics, is a cousin of the brothers.[6]
In January 2019, he announced he would resign from the position as Swedish national team coach following the 2018–2019 season.[7]
