Barbara Merlin (born 12 January 1972) is an Italian former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

Career

During her career she has achieved 8 results among the top 5 in the

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. She competed in the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

, the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

, and the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

World Cup results

;Top 5

National titles

Merlin has won four national championships at individual

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level. *

Italian Alpine Ski Championships The Italian Alpine Ski Championships ( it, Campionati italiani di sci alpino) are the national championships in alpine skiing, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali (FISI). 2023 edition held in La Thuile, Aosta Valle ...

**Dopwnhill: 1992 (1) **Super-G: 1994 (1) **Combined: 1992, 1993 (2)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Merlin, Barbara 1972 births Living people Italian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Italy Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Turin Skiers from Piedmont Alpine skiers of Fiamme Oro