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title: Course director Detlef Kotlinsky retires
url: "https://www.biathlon-oberhof.com/news/course-director-detlef-kotlinsky-retires/"
description: After more than three decades of service to winter sports, Detlef Kotlinsky is taking his well-deserved retirement at the end of the year. The 63-year-old from Gehlberg has shaped competitions and World Cups at the LOTTO Thüringen ARENA am Rennsteig for many years as course director.
image: "https://www.biathlon-oberhof.de/_assets/processed/WI6YQLbvkuSR2awRMu8vSanSejMfB03F5zqzctgJVP0/q:85/w:1152/h:768/fn:Y3NtX0RldGxlZl9Lb3RsaW5za3lfYmVpbV9QcmFlcGFyaWVyZW5fZGVyX0FSRU5BLVN0cmVja2VuX0ZvdG9fQ2hyaXN0aWFuX0hlaWx3YWdlbl85YzkwMGFjMjEw:t/cb:4bab9f3567cf11a89600f22befbbe0aa86d0f4e5/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi9CaWxkZXIvQmlhdGhsb24vUHJlc3NlXzIwMjVfMjAyNi9EZXRsZWZfS290bGluc2t5X2JlaW1fUHJhZXBhcmllcmVuX2Rlcl9BUkVOQS1TdHJlY2tlbl9Gb3RvX0NocmlzdGlhbl9IZWlsd2FnZW4uanBn"
date: 2026-01-18
modified: 2026-01-18
lastUpdated: 2026-01-18
keywords:
  - World Cup
  - Oberhof
  - biathlon
  - 2026
  - Thuringian forest
  - Oberhof
  - world cup venue
  - winter
  - snow
  - Jens Filbrich
categories:
  - Biathlon Presse
---

# Course director Detlef Kotlinsky retires

18.01.2026

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