Carole Merle

Carole Merle (born January 24, 1964 in Le Sauze). Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, which was a specialist in giant slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races, hereby 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won four times in a row the discipline world cup in Super-G, in addition to the overall giant slalom world cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail she won a silver medal in the giant slalom, two years later at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach she won another medal and at the 1993 World Championships in Morioka she finally won the gold medal in the giant slalom. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville she won a silver medal in the Super-G event