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Fans of the 1980 Miracle on Ice reflect on the mood of the country before the hockey upset against the Soviet Union on February 22nd. Two days later, team USA faced off against Finland to win the gold medal in ice hockey.
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- Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22. The United States national team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union national team, which had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Olympic games.
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