 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.Merle retired at the end of the 1994 ski season.