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    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
    "publishableCanonical": false,
    "generatedAt": "2026-09-13T18:22:41Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
    ],
    "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify",
    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 4,
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  },
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    "what_it_is_for": "Not applicable; a sports event.",
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      "relay history and disciplines",
      "describe editions",
      "distinguish related events"
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      "Summer and winter",
      "Medal format",
      "Media driven"
    ],
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      "Summer X Games, Winter X Games, X Games Aspen",
      "The Olympics are multi-sport; Gravity Games and Dew Tour are rival events; esports tournaments are video gaming"
    ],
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      },
      {
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        "note": ""
      },
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        "unit": "note",
        "note": ""
      },
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        "typical_range": "Aspen, Colorado",
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        "note": ""
      }
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      "Winter X Games",
      "international X Games editions",
      "disciplines such as skateboard vert, BMX, snowboard superpipe and big air"
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        "why": "in practice"
      },
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        "relation": "is organised by",
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        "why": "originally"
      },
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      "Broadcast rights agreements"
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      "Serious athlete injuries",
      "Registry parent esports competition misfiled",
      "Stale organisational details"
    ],
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    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": []
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                  }
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific edition?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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            "description": "Origins.",
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                "name": "Origins",
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                    "text": "How did ESPN create the Extreme Games in 1995?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "Who are notable X Games athletes, such as Tony Hawk and Shaun White?",
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                  },
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                ]
              }
            ]
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        ]
      },
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                "description": "Disciplines.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What disciplines are contested, and how are they judged?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific discipline?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "What injuries and safety debates have arisen, with positions attributed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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                    "text": "How did the X Games influence the addition of snowboarding, BMX and skateboarding to the Olympics?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits skateboarding at the Summer Olympics?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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            "id": "gaming",
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                    "text": "Did the X Games include video gaming, and why is esports classification questionable?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits esports?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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  "openQuestions": [
    "Should Summer and Winter X Games be separate primary entries?",
    "How should sports sources be linked?",
    "The registry parent esport competition is a misclassification and should be reviewed"
  ],
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}