Olympic Center (Lake Placid)

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Olympic venue ice arena complex sports complex

The Olympic Center in Lake Placid is a historic winter sports complex best known for hosting events during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, including the famed "Miracle on Ice" hockey game.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Olympic Center (Lake Placid) canonical	8
Lake Placid Olympic Center	3
Lake Placid Olympic Center complex	1
Lake Placid Olympic facilities	1
Olympic Arena (Lake Placid)	1
Olympic Center complex in Lake Placid	1
Olympic Center, Lake Placid	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T330560 — 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: Olympic Center (Lake Placid)
Context triple: [Essex County, New York, contains, Olympic Center (Lake Placid)]

A. Lasker Rink
Lasker Rink is an ice skating facility located in the northern section of Central Park in New York City.
B. Johnson Ice Rink
Johnson Ice Rink is the on-campus ice arena at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as the primary venue for the MIT Engineers’ ice hockey programs and recreational skating.
C. Wollman Rink
Wollman Rink is a famous outdoor ice-skating rink in New York City, located in the southern part of Central Park and popular for both recreational skating and events.
D. Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
E. Thompson–Boling Arena
Thompson–Boling Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue located on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
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: Olympic Center (Lake Placid)
Target entity description: The Olympic Center in Lake Placid is a historic winter sports complex best known for hosting events during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, including the famed "Miracle on Ice" hockey game.

A. Lasker Rink
Lasker Rink is an ice skating facility located in the northern section of Central Park in New York City.
B. Johnson Ice Rink
Johnson Ice Rink is the on-campus ice arena at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as the primary venue for the MIT Engineers’ ice hockey programs and recreational skating.
C. Wollman Rink
Wollman Rink is a famous outdoor ice-skating rink in New York City, located in the southern part of Central Park and popular for both recreational skating and events.
D. Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
E. Thompson–Boling Arena
Thompson–Boling Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue located on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic venue ⓘ ice arena complex ⓘ sports complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Herb Brooks Arena complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	functional sports architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Herb Brooks ⓘ United States men’s national ice hockey team ⓘ linked to: United States men's national ice hockey team
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	site of major Cold War-era sports moment ⓘ symbol of American Olympic history ⓘ
eventTypeHosted	Olympic figure skating events ⓘ Olympic ice hockey tournaments ⓘ world-class winter sports competitions ⓘ
hasFacility	locker rooms ⓘ multiple indoor ice rinks ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ spectator seating ⓘ
hasPart	Herb Brooks Arena ⓘ linked to: Herb Brooks Arena complex Jack Shea Arena ⓘ Lake Placid Olympic Museum ⓘ USA Rink ⓘ
hasRenovation	multiple renovations and upgrades over time ⓘ
hasTenant	figure skating clubs ⓘ local and regional ice hockey teams ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic Olympic venue ⓘ
hosted	1932 Winter Olympics events ⓘ 1980 Winter Olympics events ⓘ
inception	early 1930s ⓘ
locatedIn	Essex County, New York ⓘ
location	Lake Placid, New York ⓘ linked to: Lake Placid
nearby	Mirror Lake (Lake Placid) ⓘ linked to: Mirror Lake (New York)
notableEvent	"Miracle on Ice" ice hockey game ⓘ linked to: 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
operator	New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority ⓘ
ownedBy	New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority ⓘ
partOf	Lake Placid Olympic facilities ⓘ linked to: Olympic Center (Lake Placid)
primaryUse	winter sports ⓘ
seasonalUse	year-round indoor events ⓘ
significantYear	1932 ⓘ 1980 ⓘ
sport	figure skating ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ speed skating (indoor short track) ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	concerts and events ⓘ figure skating competitions ⓘ ice hockey competitions ⓘ public skating ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Essex County, New York → contains → Olympic Center (Lake Placid) ⓘ

Lake Placid, New York → hasFacility → Olympic Center (Lake Placid) ⓘ

subject linked to: Lake Placid

Olympic Center (Lake Placid) → partOf → Lake Placid Olympic facilities ⓘ