Stein Eriksen
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Stein Eriksen was a Norwegian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist renowned for pioneering modern freestyle skiing and bringing international prestige to the sport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stein Eriksen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2020967 — 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: Stein Eriksen Context triple: [Stein Eriksen Lodge, namedAfter, Stein Eriksen]
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A.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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B.
Björn Dählie
Björn Dählie is a legendary Norwegian cross-country skier and one of the most decorated Winter Olympians in history, renowned for his multiple gold medals and dominance in the 1990s.
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C.
Ondrej Nepela
Ondrej Nepela was a Slovak figure skater and 1972 Olympic champion, regarded as one of the most successful skaters of his era.
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D.
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian biathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, holding a record number of Olympic and World Championship medals.
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E.
Wayne Merry
Wayne Merry is an American climber best known as one of the team members who made the historic first ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
- 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: Stein Eriksen Target entity description: Stein Eriksen was a Norwegian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist renowned for pioneering modern freestyle skiing and bringing international prestige to the sport.
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A.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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B.
Björn Dählie
Björn Dählie is a legendary Norwegian cross-country skier and one of the most decorated Winter Olympians in history, renowned for his multiple gold medals and dominance in the 1990s.
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C.
Ondrej Nepela
Ondrej Nepela was a Slovak figure skater and 1972 Olympic champion, regarded as one of the most successful skaters of his era.
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D.
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian biathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, holding a record number of Olympic and World Championship medals.
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E.
Wayne Merry
Wayne Merry is an American climber best known as one of the team members who made the historic first ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian person
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Olympic athlete ⓘ alpine skier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Deer Valley Resort ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Holmenkollen medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| competedFor | Norway ⓘ |
| competedIn | 1952 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-12-27 ⓘ |
| discipline |
downhill
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giant slalom ⓘ slalom ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Eriksen ⓘ |
| fullName | Stein Eriksen self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Stein ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| height | about 1.80 m ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Deer Valley Resort
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surface form:
Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley
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| influenced | development of freestyle skiing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aerial ski acrobatics
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bringing international prestige to alpine skiing ⓘ pioneering modern freestyle skiing ⓘ |
| occupation |
ski instructor
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ski resort director ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldInEvent | giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverInEvent | slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| parent | Marius Eriksen Sr. ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oslo
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surface form:
Oslo, Norway
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| placeOfDeath |
Park City, Utah
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surface form:
Park City, Utah, United States
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| placeOfOlympicGold |
Oslo
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surface form:
Oslo, Norway
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| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| sibling |
Marius Eriksen Sr.
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surface form:
Marius Eriksen Jr.
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| sport | alpine skiing ⓘ |
| style | elegant skiing technique ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal
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Olympic silver medal ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Aspen, Colorado
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Park City, Utah ⓘ Snowmass Village ⓘ
surface form:
Snowmass, Colorado
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| WorldChampionInEvent |
combined
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giant slalom ⓘ slalom ⓘ |
| WorldChampionships | 1954 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stein Eriksen Description of subject: Stein Eriksen was a Norwegian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist renowned for pioneering modern freestyle skiing and bringing international prestige to the sport.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.