Miracle on Ice: How Team USA Pulled Off Hockey's Greatest Upset
Thirteen days after a crushing 10–3 defeat, a team of American college players stunned the Soviet Union and created one of the most unforgettable moments in Olympic history.
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• MIRACLE ON ICE, Steve Guttenberg, 1981. © Filmways Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection
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Thirteen days before the Miracle on Ice, the United States hockey team lost 10–3 to the Soviet Union.
It wasn't even close.
On February 9, 1980, the Soviets dominated the Americans in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. Less than two weeks later, the teams would meet again at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Almost nobody expected a different result.
But on February 22, a group of American college players defeated the world's most powerful hockey team 4–3, producing one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
It wasn't even close.
On February 9, 1980, the Soviets dominated the Americans in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. Less than two weeks later, the teams would meet again at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Almost nobody expected a different result.
But on February 22, a group of American college players defeated the world's most powerful hockey team 4–3, producing one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
