figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the multi-discipline ice skating competition in Nagano, Japan, featuring men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing events contested by elite skaters from around the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics canonical | 2 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics ice dance | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Context triple: [White Ring Arena, hostedEvent, figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics]
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figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was the multi-event ice skating competition in Pyeongchang that featured men's and women's singles, pairs, ice dance, and a team event contested by elite skaters from around the world.
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figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Olympic competition in Sochi where skaters from around the world competed in men’s, women’s, pairs, ice dance, and team events for Olympic medals.
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pair skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Pair skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics was the figure skating pairs event in Calgary where Soviet duo Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov delivered a dominant performance to win the gold medal.
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speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a set of long-track ice racing events held in Nagano, Japan, featuring multiple distances for men and women and resulting in several Olympic and world records.
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1998 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships was a major annual international competition where elite skaters from around the globe competed for world titles shortly after the Nagano Winter Olympics.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Target entity description: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the multi-discipline ice skating competition in Nagano, Japan, featuring men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing events contested by elite skaters from around the world.
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A.
figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was the multi-event ice skating competition in Pyeongchang that featured men's and women's singles, pairs, ice dance, and a team event contested by elite skaters from around the world.
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B.
figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Olympic competition in Sochi where skaters from around the world competed in men’s, women’s, pairs, ice dance, and team events for Olympic medals.
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C.
pair skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Pair skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics was the figure skating pairs event in Calgary where Soviet duo Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov delivered a dominant performance to win the gold medal.
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D.
speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a set of long-track ice racing events held in Nagano, Japan, featuring multiple distances for men and women and resulting in several Olympic and world records.
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E.
1998 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships was a major annual international competition where elite skaters from around the globe competed for world titles shortly after the Nagano Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic figure skating competition
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sporting event ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior international ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| discipline |
ice dancing
ⓘ
ladies' singles ⓘ men's singles ⓘ pair skating ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-02-20 ⓘ |
| eventType | multi-discipline ice skating competition ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
International Skating Union ⓘ
linked to:
international federation of skating sports
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| hostCity | Nagano ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
Nagano Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee
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| hostNation | Japan ⓘ |
| level | elite ⓘ |
| location |
Nagano, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagano
|
| medalEvents |
ice dancing
ⓘ
ladies' singles ⓘ men's singles ⓘ pair skating ⓘ |
| nextEdition | figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
featured elite figure skaters from around the world
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first Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange | introduction of NHL players in men's ice hockey at the same Games, increasing overall winter sports visibility ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 4 ⓘ |
| participantType |
ice dance couples
ⓘ
men ⓘ pairs ⓘ women ⓘ |
| partOf | 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Olympic figure skating competitions ⓘ |
| previousEdition | figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| quadrennial | true ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-02-08 ⓘ |
| venue | White Ring ⓘ |
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Subject: figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Description of subject: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the multi-discipline ice skating competition in Nagano, Japan, featuring men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing events contested by elite skaters from around the world.
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linked to: figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics