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It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tournament. Though the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medalist and heavily favored, the United States upset them and won 4–3.
- The United States Climate and Culture at The Time
- Team USA Make-Up
- The Soviet Union
- The Lead Up to The Medal Round
- The Showdown with The Soviets
- The United States Completes The Dream
- What This Victory Did to Grow The Game
- Years Later
The country was in a deep economic recession. Not to mention the unemployment and inflation rates were at a record high. Jimmy Carter was President of the United States at the time. The United States and the Soviet Union were in the middle of the Cold War. A hostage situation broke out in Iran, and the people of the United States had no confidence ...
Enter the 1980 United States Men’s Hockey Team. They were a bunch of brash and young college kids. They were coached by Herb Brooks. Brooks was obsessed with the way the Soviets and Canadians played hockey. He wanted the team to train harder and play more competitively. Brooks made the 1960 Squaw Valley United States Hockey team but was the last pl...
The Soviet Union was the enemy in sports and politics entering the games in 1980. They had dominated international hockey winning almost every tournament they played in. They also won every Olympic gold medal since 1964. The United States only trained six months before the games, while the Soviets trained all year round. The Soviet players could be...
Each team played their round-robin games. The Soviets were 5-0 heading into the medal round. While the young American team was 4-0-1 salvaging a point against Sweden in their opening round. That point which came off the stick ofBill Bakerhelped them advance to the medal round. The American team made a habit of coming back in games. The stage was se...
The arena was packed and the crowd was electric for the game. Brooks gave his famous “Great moments are born from great opportunities,” speech right before the game. The game was a back and forth affair as the United States answered every Soviet goal. Mark Johnson tied the game at 2-2 with a buzzer-beater goal at the end of the first. The Soviets s...
However, the United States had to complete the job against Finland in the gold medal game after completing the miracle on ice. And just like their previous games, the Americans had to come from behind to win the gold medal. Trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, in speaking with Jim Craigall those years later, Brooks said to the team, “If you ...
Hockey has grown in the United States since the team won gold in Lake Placid at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The country found a newfound glory and the college kids were an inspiration to everyone in the United States. It was college kids, not professionals who beat the Soviets in the Olympics. The United States win over the Soviets in the Olympics is...
Prior to his death in 2003, Brooks coached the 2002 Men’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team in Salt Lake City. Prior to the beginning of the games, a majority of the gold medal-winning reunited to light the Olympic flame. Team USA made it all the way back to the gold medal game defeating Russia on the anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. However, they would fa...
Nov 24, 2009 · In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, on February 22, 1980, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning...
- Missy Sullivan
Aug 9, 2024 · The Soviet Union team was a dominant force in international hockey, having won four of the past five Olympic gold medals. The USA team, made up of amateur college players, was not expected to contend for a medal.
Feb 21, 2020 · In this Feb. 22, 1980, file photo, the U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union in a medal round match at the the 1980 Winter Olympics in...
Feb 22, 2020 · The U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics called the “Miracle on Ice”.
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Feb 22, 2020 · The stunning triumph of that 1980 U.S. team, which shocked the world 40 years ago Saturday by beating the Soviet Union en route to a gold medal, still resonates. Four decades later, it...
