Adam Rippon
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Adam Rippon is an American figure skater and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist known for his artistry, outspoken personality, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adam Rippon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8382727 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Rippon Context triple: [Rafael Arutyunyan, notableStudent, Adam Rippon]
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A.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is an American figure skating icon and two-time Olympic medalist renowned for her artistry, consistency, and dominance in women’s figure skating during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic gold medalist renowned for her artistry and technical skill on the ice.
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C.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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D.
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
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E.
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan is an American former figure skater and Olympic medalist best known for her elite competitive career and her involvement in the 1994 attack scandal.
- 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: Adam Rippon Target entity description: Adam Rippon is an American figure skater and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist known for his artistry, outspoken personality, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights.
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A.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is an American figure skating icon and two-time Olympic medalist renowned for her artistry, consistency, and dominance in women’s figure skating during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic gold medalist renowned for her artistry and technical skill on the ice.
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C.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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D.
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
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E.
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan is an American former figure skater and Olympic medalist best known for her elite competitive career and her involvement in the 1994 attack scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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figure skater ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocacyArea |
LGBTQ+ rights
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anti-bullying campaigns ⓘ |
| appearedInShow |
Dancing with the Stars (U.S.)
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linked to:
Dancing with the Stars
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| authored | memoir "Beautiful on the Outside" ⓘ |
| competedIn | 2018 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticized | U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's stance on LGBTQ+ issues ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1989-11-11 ⓘ |
| discipline | men's singles ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Rippon ⓘ |
| formerChoreographer |
Benji Schwimmer
ⓘ
David Wilson ⓘ Jeffrey Buttle ⓘ |
| formerCoach |
Brian Orser
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Nikolai Morozov ⓘ Rafael Arutyunyan ⓘ Yelena Sergeeva ⓘ |
| fullName | Adam Richard Rippon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Adam ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasHearingImpairment | was born with severe hearing loss ⓘ |
| hasSiblings | yes ⓘ |
| hearingTreatment | underwent surgery in infancy to correct hearing ⓘ |
| isFirst | first openly gay U.S. male figure skater to qualify for the Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| juniorWorldChampion | two-time ISU World Junior champion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LGBTQ+ advocacy
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artistic skating style ⓘ expressive choreography ⓘ outspoken personality ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 2021-12 ⓘ |
| medalEvent | team figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| memoirPublicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| mother | Kelly Rippon ⓘ |
| numberOfSiblings | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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choreographer ⓘ figure skating coach ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| retirementDate | 2018-11 ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| skatingClub | SC of New York ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| spouse | Jussi-Pekka Kajaala ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
Lakewood, California, United States
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linked to:
City of Lakewood, California
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| turnedProfessional | 2018 ⓘ |
| turnedSenior | 2007 ⓘ |
| wonMedal | bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| wonShow |
Dancing with the Stars season 26
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linked to:
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 26)
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| wonTitle |
2008 World Junior champion
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2009 World Junior champion ⓘ 2010 Four Continents champion ⓘ 2016 U.S. national champion in men's singles ⓘ |
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Subject: Adam Rippon Description of subject: Adam Rippon is an American figure skater and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist known for his artistry, outspoken personality, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights.
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