2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
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The 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the final celebratory event of the Salt Lake City Games, featuring performances, cultural presentations, and the official handover to the next Winter Olympic host city.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2002 Winter Olympics ceremonies | 1 |
| 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony canonical | 1 |
| Salt Lake 2002 closing ceremony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8537162 — 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: 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony Context triple: [Josh Groban, performedAt, 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]
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A.
2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
The 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the formal event in Beijing that marked the end of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games with cultural performances, athlete farewells, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
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B.
2010 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2010 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony was the official event in Vancouver that marked the end of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, featuring cultural performances, athlete celebrations, and the formal handover to the next host nation.
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C.
2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony was the official finale event in Sochi that celebrated the achievements of Paralympic athletes and marked the end of the Games with performances, speeches, and the extinguishing of the Paralympic flame.
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Olympic closing ceremony
The Olympic closing ceremony is the formal event that marks the end of the Olympic Games, featuring cultural performances, the parade of athletes, and symbolic rituals such as the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
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E.
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter event held in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring competitions in sports such as ice hockey, skiing, and figure skating.
- 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: 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony Target entity description: The 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the final celebratory event of the Salt Lake City Games, featuring performances, cultural presentations, and the official handover to the next Winter Olympic host city.
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A.
2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
The 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the formal event in Beijing that marked the end of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games with cultural performances, athlete farewells, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
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B.
2010 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2010 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony was the official event in Vancouver that marked the end of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, featuring cultural performances, athlete celebrations, and the formal handover to the next host nation.
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C.
2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony was the official finale event in Sochi that celebrated the achievements of Paralympic athletes and marked the end of the Games with performances, speeches, and the extinguishing of the Paralympic flame.
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D.
Olympic closing ceremony
The Olympic closing ceremony is the formal event that marks the end of the Olympic Games, featuring cultural performances, the parade of athletes, and symbolic rituals such as the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
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E.
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter event held in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring competitions in sports such as ice hockey, skiing, and figure skating.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Olympic closing ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Salt Lake 2002 closing ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
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| audienceType | international audience ⓘ |
| broadcastIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| broadcastNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction | marks the official end of the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| city | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 2002-02-24 ⓘ |
| eventOf | XIX Olympic Winter Games ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2002 in Utah
ⓘ
2002 in sports ⓘ February 2002 sports events in the United States ⓘ Olympic Games ceremonies ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic closing ceremony
|
| hasTheme |
Olympic legacy of Salt Lake City
ⓘ
celebration of American culture ⓘ celebration of winter sports ⓘ international friendship ⓘ |
| hostCity | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| hostNation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| includedCeremony |
extinguishing of the Olympic flame
ⓘ
handover to the next Winter Olympic host city ⓘ |
| includedElement |
IOC President’s closing speech
ⓘ
cultural presentations ⓘ lowering of the Olympic flag ⓘ musical performances ⓘ parade of athletes ⓘ playing of the Greek national anthem ⓘ playing of the Olympic anthem ⓘ raising of the Greek flag ⓘ speech by the president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee ⓘ |
| nextGames | 2006 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| nextHostCity | Turin ⓘ |
| nextHostCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
featured Italian cultural segment from Turin
ⓘ
formal transfer of the Olympic flag to Turin ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer |
Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002
ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake Organizing Committee
|
| oversightBody | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| partOf | 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremony ⓘ |
| sequenceInSeries | closing ceremony of the 19th Olympic Winter Games ⓘ |
| sportEvent | multi-sport event closing ⓘ |
| typeOfPerformance | stadium spectacular ⓘ |
| venue | Rice-Eccles Stadium ⓘ |
| year | 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony Description of subject: The 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the final celebratory event of the Salt Lake City Games, featuring performances, cultural presentations, and the official handover to the next Winter Olympic host city.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
linked to: 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony