M-Wave speed skating rink
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M-Wave speed skating rink is a large indoor ice arena in Nagano, Japan, best known for hosting speed skating events during the 1998 Winter Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M-Wave speed skating rink canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2929847 — 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: M-Wave speed skating rink Context triple: [Nagano, hasSportFacility, M-Wave speed skating rink]
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A.
National Speed Skating Oval
The National Speed Skating Oval is a purpose-built ice arena in Beijing, China, known for its distinctive "Ice Ribbon" design and its role as the main long-track speed skating venue during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Steinberg Skating Rink
Steinberg Skating Rink is a large outdoor ice skating facility in St. Louis, Missouri, known as a popular seasonal attraction within Forest Park.
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C.
Medeu ice rink
Medeu ice rink is a high-altitude outdoor speed skating and sports complex near Almaty, Kazakhstan, renowned for its record-setting ice conditions and scenic mountain setting.
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D.
USA Rink
USA Rink is an ice hockey and skating arena within the Olympic Center complex in Lake Placid, New York, known for hosting various ice sports events and activities.
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E.
Iceberg Skating Palace
Iceberg Skating Palace is an indoor ice arena in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting figure skating and short track speed skating events during the 2014 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: M-Wave speed skating rink Target entity description: M-Wave speed skating rink is a large indoor ice arena in Nagano, Japan, best known for hosting speed skating events during the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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A.
National Speed Skating Oval
The National Speed Skating Oval is a purpose-built ice arena in Beijing, China, known for its distinctive "Ice Ribbon" design and its role as the main long-track speed skating venue during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Steinberg Skating Rink
Steinberg Skating Rink is a large outdoor ice skating facility in St. Louis, Missouri, known as a popular seasonal attraction within Forest Park.
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C.
Medeu ice rink
Medeu ice rink is a high-altitude outdoor speed skating and sports complex near Almaty, Kazakhstan, renowned for its record-setting ice conditions and scenic mountain setting.
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D.
USA Rink
USA Rink is an ice hockey and skating arena within the Olympic Center complex in Lake Placid, New York, known for hosting various ice sports events and activities.
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E.
Iceberg Skating Palace
Iceberg Skating Palace is an indoor ice arena in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting figure skating and short track speed skating events during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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ice arena ⓘ indoor speed skating rink ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | M-Wave ⓘ |
| climateControl | indoor climate-controlled arena ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
400-meter speed skating track
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Olympic-standard ice surface ⓘ indoor ice rink ⓘ spectator seating ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSurface | artificial ice ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1998 Winter Olympics events
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short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| languageOfLocation | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
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Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Nagano ⓘ Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
| notableFor | hosting speed skating events during the 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicHostCity | Nagano ⓘ |
| OlympicSeason | Winter ⓘ |
| OlympicYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| openedFor | 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| primarySport | speed skating ⓘ |
| roofType | arched roof ⓘ |
| usedAfterOlympicsFor |
international speed skating competitions
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national speed skating competitions ⓘ public events ⓘ |
| usedFor |
figure skating exhibitions
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ice hockey events ⓘ ice sports ⓘ public skating ⓘ speed skating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M-Wave speed skating rink Description of subject: M-Wave speed skating rink is a large indoor ice arena in Nagano, Japan, best known for hosting speed skating events during the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Referenced by (1)
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