James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
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The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor speed skating venue in Lake Placid, New York, best known for hosting the speed skating events of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink canonical | 2 |
| James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4217692 — 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: James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink Context triple: [1980 Winter Olympics, speedSkatingVenue, James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink]
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A.
Adler Arena Skating Center
Adler Arena Skating Center is an indoor speed skating venue in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting speed skating events during the 2014 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.
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.
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D.
Tate Rink
Tate Rink is an ice hockey arena at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, serving as the home venue for Army's men's and women's hockey teams.
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E.
Kelley Rink
Kelley Rink is an ice hockey arena on the campus of Boston College that serves as the primary venue for the university’s men’s and women’s ice hockey programs.
- 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: James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink Target entity description: The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor speed skating venue in Lake Placid, New York, best known for hosting the speed skating events of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
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A.
Adler Arena Skating Center
Adler Arena Skating Center is an indoor speed skating venue in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting speed skating events during the 2014 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.
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.
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D.
Tate Rink
Tate Rink is an ice hockey arena at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, serving as the home venue for Army's men's and women's hockey teams.
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E.
Kelley Rink
Kelley Rink is an ice hockey arena on the campus of Boston College that serves as the primary venue for the university’s men’s and women’s ice hockey programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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speed skating venue ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lake Placid Olympic Oval
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Olympic Speed Skating Oval ⓘ |
| category |
Olympic speed skating venues
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Sports venues in Essex County, New York ⓘ |
| climateExposure | open-air winter conditions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Essex County, New York ⓘ |
| governedBy |
State of New York
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linked to:
New York State
|
| hasFeature | 400-metre speed skating track ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasUse |
international competitions
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local community events ⓘ national championships ⓘ |
| heritage | historic Olympic site ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1932 Winter Olympics speed skating events
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1980 Winter Olympics speed skating events ⓘ |
| isOutdoor | true ⓘ |
| location |
Lake Placid, New York
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linked to:
Lake Placid
|
| municipality | Lake Placid ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James B. Sheffield ⓘ |
| near |
Herb Brooks Arena
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linked to:
Herb Brooks Arena complex
Lake Placid High School ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic Olympic speed skating records
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hosting Eric Heiden’s five gold medals in 1980 ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesHosted |
1932 Winter Olympics
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1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| opened | 1930 ⓘ |
| operator | Olympic Regional Development Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Placid Olympic facilities ⓘ |
| sport | speed skating ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring | winter season ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ice skating
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public skating ⓘ speed skating competitions ⓘ training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink Description of subject: The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor speed skating venue in Lake Placid, New York, best known for hosting the speed skating events of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority
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operates
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James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval
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linked to: James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink