Yongpyong Alpine Centre

E561380

alpine skiing venue ski resort

Yongpyong Alpine Centre is a major South Korean ski and alpine skiing venue in Pyeongchang, known for hosting international competitions including events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Yongpyong Resort	5
Yongpyong Alpine Centre canonical	3
Yongpyong Ski Resort	2
Yongpyong Alpine Centre (Jeongseon/Yongpyong technical venue distinction)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5984883 — 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: Yongpyong Alpine Centre
Context triple: [Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster, hasVenue, Yongpyong Alpine Centre]

A. Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster
Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster is the group of mountain-based venues in Pyeongchang, South Korea, that hosted most of the snow events during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
B. Gangneung Oval
Gangneung Oval is a purpose-built long-track speed skating venue in Gangneung, South Korea, used for major international competitions including the 2018 Winter Olympics.
C. Gangneung Olympic Park
Gangneung Olympic Park is a sports complex in Gangneung, South Korea, that hosted several ice and indoor events during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
D. National Alpine Ski Centre
The National Alpine Ski Centre is a major ski resort and competition venue in Yanqing District, Beijing, purpose-built to host the alpine skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
E. Alpensia Sliding Centre
Alpensia Sliding Centre is a winter sports venue in Pyeongchang, South Korea, primarily used for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events, including those of the 2018 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: Yongpyong Alpine Centre
Target entity description: Yongpyong Alpine Centre is a major South Korean ski and alpine skiing venue in Pyeongchang, known for hosting international competitions including events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

A. Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster
Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster is the group of mountain-based venues in Pyeongchang, South Korea, that hosted most of the snow events during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
B. Gangneung Oval
Gangneung Oval is a purpose-built long-track speed skating venue in Gangneung, South Korea, used for major international competitions including the 2018 Winter Olympics.
C. Gangneung Olympic Park
Gangneung Olympic Park is a sports complex in Gangneung, South Korea, that hosted several ice and indoor events during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
D. National Alpine Ski Centre
The National Alpine Ski Centre is a major ski resort and competition venue in Yanqing District, Beijing, purpose-built to host the alpine skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
E. Alpensia Sliding Centre
Alpensia Sliding Centre is a winter sports venue in Pyeongchang, South Korea, primarily used for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events, including those of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alpine skiing venue ⓘ ski resort ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yongpyong Alpine Centre (Jeongseon/Yongpyong technical venue distinction) ⓘ linked to: Yongpyong Alpine Centre
certification	FIS-homologated alpine courses ⓘ
climate	continental climate with cold, snowy winters ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
distanceFrom	about 200 km east of Seoul ⓘ
elevation	approximately 700–1458 metres above sea level ⓘ
governingBody	International Ski and Snowboard Federation ⓘ
hasFacility	athletes’ area ⓘ finish stadium ⓘ giant slalom course ⓘ gondola lift ⓘ media facilities ⓘ night skiing lighting ⓘ ski lifts ⓘ slalom course ⓘ snowmaking system ⓘ
highestPoint	approximately 1458 metres above sea level ⓘ
hostedEvent	2018 Winter Olympics alpine skiing giant slalom events ⓘ 2018 Winter Olympics alpine skiing slalom events ⓘ 2018 Winter Paralympics alpine skiing events ⓘ Asian Winter Games alpine skiing events ⓘ FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races ⓘ linked to: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
locatedIn	Gangwon Province ⓘ Pyeongchang County ⓘ
locatedOn	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
near	Alpensia Resort ⓘ linked to: Alpensia Olympic Park
numberOfSkiRuns	more than 20 ⓘ
openingDate	1975 ⓘ
partOf	Yongpyong Resort ⓘ linked to: Yongpyong Alpine Centre
snowSeason	typically November to early April ⓘ
sport	alpine skiing ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ
usedFor	giant slalom ⓘ slalom ⓘ technical alpine skiing events ⓘ

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