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
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.