What the records say
- When
- 22 Feb 1980
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 44.28° N, 73.99° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Miracle on Ice.
Summary
The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure their first of two gold medals since 1960.
Miracle on Ice
1980 Olympic ice hockey game
The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's ice hockey tournament. Although the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medalist and heavily favored, the United States achieved an upset victory, winning 4–3.
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