Kyoko Ina
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Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American pair skater who became a prominent U.S. national champion and international competitor in the 1990s and early 2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyoko Ina canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8364467 — 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: Kyoko Ina Context triple: [1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, notableCompetitor, Kyoko Ina]
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater best known for winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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C.
Keiko Yoshida
Keiko Yoshida is a Japanese translator and the wife of British novelist David Mitchell, known for collaborating with him on translations of Japanese literature.
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D.
Nobuko Kan
Nobuko Kan is a Japanese political figure and activist best known as the wife of former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and for her own involvement in social and civic causes.
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E.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
- 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: Kyoko Ina Target entity description: Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American pair skater who became a prominent U.S. national champion and international competitor in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater best known for winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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C.
Keiko Yoshida
Keiko Yoshida is a Japanese translator and the wife of British novelist David Mitchell, known for collaborating with him on translations of Japanese literature.
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D.
Nobuko Kan
Nobuko Kan is a Japanese political figure and activist best known as the wife of former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and for her own involvement in social and civic causes.
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E.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese-American person
ⓘ
Olympic athlete ⓘ figure skater ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| competedInEvent |
1994 Winter Olympics
ⓘ
1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfRepresentation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline | pair skating ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Ina ⓘ |
| formerChoreographer |
David Wilson
ⓘ
Lori Nichol ⓘ |
| formerCoach |
Mary Lynn Gelderman
ⓘ
Peter Burrows ⓘ Tammy Gambill ⓘ |
| fullName | Kyoko Ina ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Kyoko ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| medalistAtEvent |
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
ⓘ
World Figure Skating Championships ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a multiple-time U.S. national pairs champion
ⓘ
competing internationally in the 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ representing the United States at three Winter Olympics in pair skating ⓘ |
| occupation |
figure skating choreographer
ⓘ
figure skating coach ⓘ |
| OlympicTeam |
United States Olympic figure skating team
ⓘ
linked to:
United States national figure skating team
|
| partnerInPairsSkating |
Jason Dungjen
ⓘ
John Zimmerman ⓘ |
| performedIn |
ice tours
ⓘ
professional skating shows ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| retiredFromCompetition | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
Hackensack, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Simsbury, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to:
Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
|
| turnedSenior | early 1990s ⓘ |
| wonTitle | U.S. Figure Skating Championships pairs title ⓘ |
| wonTitleWithPartner |
U.S. pairs champion with Jason Dungjen
ⓘ
U.S. pairs champion with John Zimmerman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kyoko Ina Description of subject: Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American pair skater who became a prominent U.S. national champion and international competitor in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.