<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 2012, Merkulova akahwina mukombe weTashkent World Cup All-around uye magumo emidziyo yega yega mubhora, hoop uye makirabhu. Achikwikwidzana nomumwe wake Evgenia Kanaeva pa  <response>: 2012 European Championships, panzvimbo yaDaria Kondakova naDaria Dmitrieva avo vose vakakuvara, vakatora menduru yesirivha yose-yakapoteredza. PaGrand Prix Vorarlberg muAustria muna Chikunguru 2012, Merkulova akahwina menduru yebronze mune zvese-kutenderera kumashure kwaKanaeva naDmitrieva pamwe nesirivheri mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. PaWorld Cup series muMinsk, akapedza ari wechina mune zvese-kumashure kwaLiubov Charkashyna uye akahwina sirivheri mumakirabhu ekupedzisira. Akanga zita sezvo nominall wechipiri kupinda kweRussia kuti munhu wose-kumativi panguva 2012 Summer yeOlympic muLondon, pamwe Kanaeva, zvisinei, Dmitrieva akamutsiva muRussia yokupedzisira zvinyorwa musi August 2, 2012, nokuda Merkulova rutsoka kukuvara. 