giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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The giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics was an alpine skiing event in Oslo where Norwegian skier Stein Eriksen claimed the gold medal on home snow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9355699 — 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: giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics Context triple: [Stein Eriksen, OlympicGoldInEvent, giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics]
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Nordic skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Nordic skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics comprised the cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined competitions held as part of the Oslo Winter Games.
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B.
Super-G alpine skiing for men
Super-G alpine skiing for men is a high-speed Alpine skiing discipline that combines elements of downhill and giant slalom, featuring a single timed run on a long, turning course.
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Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a category of winter sports that involves traveling over snow on skis using the skier’s own locomotion, including disciplines like cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
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Hahnenkamm downhill race
The Hahnenkamm downhill race is one of the most prestigious and challenging alpine skiing events in the world, held annually on the notorious Streif course in Kitzbühel, Austria.
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E.
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a major international biennial competition featuring the world’s top athletes in Nordic skiing disciplines, including cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined.
- 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: giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics Target entity description: The giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics was an alpine skiing event in Oslo where Norwegian skier Stein Eriksen claimed the gold medal on home snow.
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A.
Nordic skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Nordic skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics comprised the cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined competitions held as part of the Oslo Winter Games.
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B.
Super-G alpine skiing for men
Super-G alpine skiing for men is a high-speed Alpine skiing discipline that combines elements of downhill and giant slalom, featuring a single timed run on a long, turning course.
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C.
Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a category of winter sports that involves traveling over snow on skis using the skier’s own locomotion, including disciplines like cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
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D.
Hahnenkamm downhill race
The Hahnenkamm downhill race is one of the most prestigious and challenging alpine skiing events in the world, held annually on the notorious Streif course in Kitzbühel, Austria.
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E.
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a major international biennial competition featuring the world’s top athletes in Nordic skiing disciplines, including cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic alpine skiing event
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alpine skiing competition ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Toni Spiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNationality | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseType | outdoor ⓘ |
| date | 1952-02-15 ⓘ |
| discipline | giant slalom ⓘ |
| eventCategory | men's giant slalom ⓘ |
| gender | men's event ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Stein Eriksen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNationality | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Olympic Committee
NERFINISHED
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International Ski Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeSnowWinner | Stein Eriksen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityCountry | Oslo, Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationGold | yes ⓘ |
| location | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEvent | giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCompetitors | 83 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 26 ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | VI Olympic Winter Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicProgrammeStatus | medal event ⓘ |
| partOf |
1952 Winter Olympics
ⓘ
alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| previousEvent | giant slalom at the 1948 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1951–52 alpine skiing season ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Christian Pravda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNationality | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| snowSurface | natural snow ⓘ |
| sport | alpine skiing ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Norefjell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTime | 2:25.0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics Description of subject: The giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics was an alpine skiing event in Oslo where Norwegian skier Stein Eriksen claimed the gold medal on home snow.
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