Barbara Merlin

Barbara Merlin ( born January 12, 1972 in Turin ) is an Italian former Alpine skier. She specializes in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G.

Biography

The three years older sister Alessandra Merlin began her career with inserts in FIS races and in the European Cup. Your best result at Junior World Championships 1989 was the fifth place in the downhill. From 1991 it was used in the World Cup. The first World Cup points she brought on 8 December 1991, when she was in Santa Caterina fourth in the giant slalom. As a consequence, however, did not succeed in establishing itself on top of the world, only few reach their results in the top ten.

Their most successful season was Merlin in the winter of 1994 / 95th On January 22, 1995, she achieved the best World Cup result of her career when she finished the descent on the Tofana in Cortina d' Ampezzo in second place. At the World Cup final on the Pista Stelvio in Bormio followed by a third place. More podiums were made ​​in the sequence. At the World Championships in 1996 in the Sierra Nevada, she was in the fourth exit and missed a medal by nine hundredths of a second.

From 1998 Merlin started almost exclusively in the European Cup. Finally she said in April 2000 at the Italian Championships her retirement from professional racing.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Albertville 1992: 16 Super -G, Giant Slalom 16
  • Lillehammer 1994: 25 Departure
  • Nagano 1998: 23 Super -G

World cup

  • Morioka 1993: 21 Downhill, 23 Super -G
  • Sierra Nevada 1996: 4 Super -G, 13 combination, 25 departure
  • Sestriere 1997: 9 Super -G, downhill 10

Junior World Championship

  • Aleyska 1989: 5th exit, 15th slalom, giant slalom 20
  • Zinal 1990: 19th downhill, giant slalom 22
  • Geilo / Hemsedal 1991: 10 combination, 14 Super -G, Giant Slalom 16th, 20th slalom, 28th departure

World Cup

  • 1994/95 season: 6 Exit summary
  • 1995/96 season 9 departure rating, 8 combined score
  • 2 podiums, 19 more finishes among the top ten

European Cup

  • Season 1991/92: 9 Giant Slalom rating
  • Season 1994/95: 5 Super -G standings
  • 1999/2000 season: 5 Super -G standings

Other successes

  • 3 Italian championship (departure 1992 combination 1993 Super -G 1994)
Italy Super-G Alpine skiing combined 1995 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships Santa Caterina di Valfurva Sierra Nevada (Spain) Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997
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