Soviet Union national ice hockey team
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The Soviet Union national ice hockey team was a dominant international powerhouse, renowned for its skillful, disciplined play and multiple world and Olympic titles during the Cold War era.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662112 — 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)
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Target entity: Soviet Union national ice hockey team Context triple: [IIHF World Championship, mostSuccessfulTeam, Soviet Union national ice hockey team]
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Russia men's national ice hockey team
The Russia men's national ice hockey team is one of the sport’s most historically dominant and decorated international teams, known for its skilled play, deep talent pool, and legacy as successor to the Soviet hockey powerhouse.
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Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team, famously known as the "Miracle on Ice" squad, was the underdog American team that stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union and went on to win gold at the Lake Placid Winter Games.
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United States men's national ice hockey team
The United States men's national ice hockey team is the senior national squad representing the U.S. in international ice hockey competitions such as the IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games.
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Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is one of Europe's leading international hockey teams, known for its skilled play and multiple World Championship and Olympic medal successes.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Soviet Union national ice hockey team Target entity description: The Soviet Union national ice hockey team was a dominant international powerhouse, renowned for its skillful, disciplined play and multiple world and Olympic titles during the Cold War era.
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A.
Russia men's national ice hockey team
The Russia men's national ice hockey team is one of the sport’s most historically dominant and decorated international teams, known for its skilled play, deep talent pool, and legacy as successor to the Soviet hockey powerhouse.
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B.
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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C.
1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team, famously known as the "Miracle on Ice" squad, was the underdog American team that stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union and went on to win gold at the Lake Placid Winter Games.
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United States men's national ice hockey team
The United States men's national ice hockey team is the senior national squad representing the U.S. in international ice hockey competitions such as the IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games.
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Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is one of Europe's leading international hockey teams, known for its skilled play and multiple World Championship and Olympic medal successes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: Soviet Union national ice hockey team Description of subject: The Soviet Union national ice hockey team was a dominant international powerhouse, renowned for its skillful, disciplined play and multiple world and Olympic titles during the Cold War era.
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Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
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Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team
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Russia men's national ice hockey team
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Russia men's national ice hockey team
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Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
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1957 IIHF World Championship
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mostValuablePlayerTeam
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Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team
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