Vikingskipet Olympic Hall
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Vikingskipet Olympic Hall is a distinctive Viking-ship-shaped indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, built for the 1994 Winter Olympics and known for hosting major international skating events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vikingskipet Olympic Hall canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3145341 — 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: Vikingskipet Olympic Hall Context triple: [Hamar municipality, contains, Vikingskipet Olympic Hall]
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A.
Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is a renowned cultural institution that houses some of the world’s best-preserved Viking ships and artifacts, offering insight into Norse maritime history and craftsmanship.
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B.
Vikingsholm
Vikingsholm is a historic Scandinavian-style stone mansion and former summer home located on the shores of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe in California.
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C.
Hötorgshallen
Hötorgshallen is an indoor food market in central Stockholm known for its wide range of fresh produce, delicacies, and international cuisine.
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D.
Håkons Hall
Håkons Hall is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in Lillehammer, Norway, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall is a medieval castle–themed character dining restaurant in EPCOT’s World Showcase, best known for its Disney Princess meals.
- 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: Vikingskipet Olympic Hall Target entity description: Vikingskipet Olympic Hall is a distinctive Viking-ship-shaped indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, built for the 1994 Winter Olympics and known for hosting major international skating events.
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A.
Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is a renowned cultural institution that houses some of the world’s best-preserved Viking ships and artifacts, offering insight into Norse maritime history and craftsmanship.
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B.
Vikingsholm
Vikingsholm is a historic Scandinavian-style stone mansion and former summer home located on the shores of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe in California.
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C.
Hötorgshallen
Hötorgshallen is an indoor food market in central Stockholm known for its wide range of fresh produce, delicacies, and international cuisine.
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D.
Håkons Hall
Håkons Hall is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in Lillehammer, Norway, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall is a medieval castle–themed character dining restaurant in EPCOT’s World Showcase, best known for its Disney Princess meals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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indoor arena ⓘ indoor speed skating arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern ⓘ |
| climateControl | indoor climate-controlled arena ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 5 km from Hamar town centre ⓘ |
| hasNickName | The Viking Ship ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity |
approximately 10,600 for speed skating
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higher capacity for concerts and events ⓘ |
| hasShape | Viking ship ⓘ |
| hasSurface | artificial ice ⓘ |
| hasTrackLength | 400 metres ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1994 Winter Olympics bandy demonstration match
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1994 Winter Olympics short track speed skating events ⓘ 1994 Winter Olympics speed skating events ⓘ UCI Track Cycling World Cup events ⓘ World Allround Speed Skating Championships ⓘ World Bandy Championship matches ⓘ World Cup speed skating competitions ⓘ World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships ⓘ
surface form:
World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hamar ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Hedmark
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Innlandet ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shore of Lake Mjøsa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Viking ship ⓘ |
| nativeName | Vikingskipet ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast ice conditions
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hosting major international skating events ⓘ |
| officialName | Vikingskipet ⓘ |
| opened | 1992 ⓘ |
| operator | Hamar municipality ⓘ |
| owner | Hamar municipality ⓘ |
| partOf | 1994 Winter Olympics venues ⓘ |
| roofType | arched roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bandy
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concerts ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ ice speedway ⓘ indoor cycling ⓘ speed skating ⓘ trade fairs ⓘ |
| wasBuiltFor | 1994 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vikingskipet Olympic Hall Description of subject: Vikingskipet Olympic Hall is a distinctive Viking-ship-shaped indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, built for the 1994 Winter Olympics and known for hosting major international skating events.
Referenced by (2)
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