Carole Merle

Carole Merle of France won the women's last Super G to take the season title in the event, and Petra Kronberger of Austria virtually clinched the overall crown by finishing third. Merle clocked 55.17 seconds today, edging Michaela Gerg of West Germany by .9 seconds. It was the fifth straight World Cup victory for Merle, who almost decided to quit the season in late January after a five-month injury break. Kronberger, who finished .

French veteran Carole Merle won a World Cup super-giant slalom at Furano, Japan, in 1 minute 20.66 seconds, edging Edith Thys of Olympic Valley, Calif., by 35-hundredths of a second. Anja Haas of Austria won the downhill, skiing the 2,326-meter course in 1 minute 22.83 seconds.

French veteran Carole Merle won a World Cup super-giant slalom at Furano, Japan, in 1 minute 20.66 seconds, edging Edith Thys of Olympic Valley, Calif., by 35-hundredths of a second. Anja Haas of Austria won the downhill, skiing the 2,326-meter course in 1 minute 22.83 seconds.

Carole Merle of France won the women's last Super G to take the season title in the event, and Petra Kronberger of Austria virtually clinched the overall crown by finishing third. Merle clocked 55.17 seconds today, edging Michaela Gerg of West Germany by .9 seconds. It was the fifth straight World Cup victory for Merle, who almost decided to quit the season in late January after a five-month injury break. Kronberger, who finished .

Bad weather forced the cancellation of the World Cup downhill race for women in Shizukuishi, Japan. Petra Kronberger, who resumed training only two weeks ago after tearing ligaments in her right knee in a spill at the world championships Jan. 29, maintains her 285-173 lead over French veteran Carole Merle in the overall World Cup standings.