Johnny Weir
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Johnny Weir is an American former competitive figure skater and television commentator known for his artistic style on the ice and vibrant personality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnny Weir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1738391 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Weir Context triple: [Tara Lipinski, commentaryPartner, Johnny Weir]
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A.
Jamie Linden
Jamie Linden is an American screenwriter and film director known for writing movies such as "We Are Marshall," "Dear John," and the financial thriller "Money Monster."
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B.
Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes is an American figure skater best known for winning the ladies' singles gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski is an American figure skater who became the youngest Olympic ladies' singles champion in history when she won gold at the 1998 Winter Games.
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D.
Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater renowned for his multiple World Championship titles and Olympic medals in men's singles.
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E.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Weir Target entity description: Johnny Weir is an American former competitive figure skater and television commentator known for his artistic style on the ice and vibrant personality.
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A.
Jamie Linden
Jamie Linden is an American screenwriter and film director known for writing movies such as "We Are Marshall," "Dear John," and the financial thriller "Money Monster."
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B.
Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes is an American figure skater best known for winning the ladies' singles gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski is an American figure skater who became the youngest Olympic ladies' singles champion in history when she won gold at the 1998 Winter Games.
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D.
Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater renowned for his multiple World Championship titles and Olympic medals in men's singles.
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E.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympian
ⓘ
figure skater ⓘ human ⓘ television commentator ⓘ |
| autobiographyPublicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| birthName | John Garvin Weir ⓘ |
| commentaryTeamMemberWith |
Tara Lipinski
ⓘ
Terry Gannon ⓘ |
| competedIn |
2006 Winter Olympics
ⓘ
2010 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-07-02 ⓘ |
| discipline | men's singles figure skating ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Weir ⓘ |
| frequentCollaborator | Tara Lipinski ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| hasAutobiography | Welcome to My World ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
of Irish descent
ⓘ
of Norwegian descent ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania, United States
|
| knownFor |
artistic skating style
ⓘ
flamboyant costumes ⓘ television commentary on figure skating ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medalistAt | Four Continents Figure Skating Championships ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Weir self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
figure skater
ⓘ
sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dancing with the Stars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| representedCountry |
United States at the Winter Olympics
ⓘ
surface form:
United States at the Olympics
|
| retiredFromCompetition | 2013 ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
ballet-inspired movements
ⓘ
emphasis on artistry over technical difficulty ⓘ |
| televisionWork |
commentator for Olympic figure skating broadcasts
ⓘ
figure skating analyst for NBC ⓘ |
| title | three-time U.S. national champion ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | 2010 ⓘ |
| won |
U.S. Figure Skating Championships
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2004
U.S. Figure Skating Championships ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2005
U.S. Figure Skating Championships ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2006
World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2001 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Weir Description of subject: Johnny Weir is an American former competitive figure skater and television commentator known for his artistic style on the ice and vibrant personality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.