Richmond Olympic Oval
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The Richmond Olympic Oval is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Richmond, British Columbia, originally built as the long-track speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richmond Olympic Oval canonical | 3 |
| Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1543787 — 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)
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Target entity: Richmond Olympic Oval Context triple: [2010 Winter Olympics, notableVenue, Richmond Olympic Oval]
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Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium is a large outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the home of the Edmonton Elks Canadian Football League team and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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CPKC Stadium
CPKC Stadium is a purpose-built soccer venue in Kansas City, Missouri, notable as the first stadium in the world designed specifically for a professional women’s soccer team.
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Saputo Stadium
Saputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, primarily known as the home of CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.
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Sun Life Stadium
Sun Life Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Miami Gardens, Florida, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and host of numerous Super Bowls and major events.
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BC Place
BC Place is a large multi-purpose stadium in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, best known as the home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
- 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: Richmond Olympic Oval Target entity description: The Richmond Olympic Oval is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Richmond, British Columbia, originally built as the long-track speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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A.
Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium is a large outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the home of the Edmonton Elks Canadian Football League team and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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B.
CPKC Stadium
CPKC Stadium is a purpose-built soccer venue in Kansas City, Missouri, notable as the first stadium in the world designed specifically for a professional women’s soccer team.
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C.
Saputo Stadium
Saputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, primarily known as the home of CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.
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D.
Sun Life Stadium
Sun Life Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Miami Gardens, Florida, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and host of numerous Super Bowls and major events.
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E.
BC Place
BC Place is a large multi-purpose stadium in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, best known as the home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ speed skating venue ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
CannonDesign
ⓘ
HOK Sport (Populous) ⓘ
linked to:
HOK Group
|
| constructionStartDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.168°N 123.155°W ⓘ |
| cost | approximately 178 million Canadian dollars ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environmentalCertification | LEED Silver-equivalent design features ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 51200 square metres ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
climbing wall
ⓘ
fitness centre ⓘ indoor running track ⓘ multiple basketball courts ⓘ rowing and paddling tank ⓘ sports medicine and therapy services ⓘ two Olympic-size ice rinks ⓘ |
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| legacyUse |
community sports centre
ⓘ
high-performance training centre ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Richmond, British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Fraser River ⓘ |
| OlympicDisciplineHosted | long-track speed skating ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 2010 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicHostCity | Vancouver ⓘ |
| opened | December 12, 2008 ⓘ |
| operator |
Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond Olympic Oval
|
| owner | City of Richmond ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metro Vancouver
ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Vancouver, Canada
|
| roofMaterial |
glulam beams
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Fast + Epp ⓘ |
| uses |
badminton
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ community events ⓘ fitness and recreation ⓘ high-performance sport training ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ speed skating ⓘ table tennis ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| wasPurposeBuiltFor | 2010 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| website | https://richmondoval.ca/ ⓘ |
| width | approximately 89 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richmond Olympic Oval Description of subject: The Richmond Olympic Oval is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Richmond, British Columbia, originally built as the long-track speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Richmond Olympic Oval