United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game
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The United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game is the famed "Miracle on Ice" match at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where an underdog U.S. team defeated the heavily favored Soviet squad in one of the most iconic upsets in sports history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miracle on Ice | 4 |
| United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16891497 — 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: United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game Context triple: [XIII Olympic Winter Games, notableSportingEvent, United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game]
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1972 Summit Series
The 1972 Summit Series was an eight-game ice hockey showdown between Canada and the Soviet Union that became a historic Cold War-era sporting event and a defining moment in international hockey.
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Summit Series 1974
Summit Series 1974 was a historic eight-game ice hockey series between a team of Canadian professionals and the Czechoslovak national team, serving as a follow-up to the famed 1972 Canada–Soviet Union showdown.
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1960 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1960 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team was the underdog American squad that won a historic gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, marking the country's first Olympic hockey championship.
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Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
The Olympic men's ice hockey tournament is the premier international ice hockey competition for national men's teams held as part of the Winter Olympic Games.
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1984 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1984 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the United States in men's ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game Target entity description: The United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game is the famed "Miracle on Ice" match at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where an underdog U.S. team defeated the heavily favored Soviet squad in one of the most iconic upsets in sports history.
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A.
1972 Summit Series
The 1972 Summit Series was an eight-game ice hockey showdown between Canada and the Soviet Union that became a historic Cold War-era sporting event and a defining moment in international hockey.
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B.
Summit Series 1974
Summit Series 1974 was a historic eight-game ice hockey series between a team of Canadian professionals and the Czechoslovak national team, serving as a follow-up to the famed 1972 Canada–Soviet Union showdown.
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C.
1960 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1960 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team was the underdog American squad that won a historic gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, marking the country's first Olympic hockey championship.
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D.
Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
The Olympic men's ice hockey tournament is the premier international ice hockey competition for national men's teams held as part of the Winter Olympic Games.
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E.
1984 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
The 1984 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the United States in men's ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Miracle on Ice
XIII Olympic Winter Games
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notableSportingEvent
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United States vs. Soviet Union men’s ice hockey game
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this entity surface form:
Miracle on Ice
this entity surface form:
Miracle on Ice
this entity surface form:
Miracle on Ice