Usa Vs Russia Hockey Miracle On Ice

The final minute of the usa vs ussr 1980 olympic match.

Usa vs russia hockey miracle on ice. The game was dubbed the miracle on ice. 22 1980 the united states ice hockey team composed exclusively of amateur players stuns the defending gold medalist. Forty years ago today the miracle on ice occurred when team usa upset the mighty soviet union ussr 4 3 in the medal round of the 1980 winter olympics in lake placid new york. The americans rallied from behind to defeat the best hockey team in the world at the time.

Usa and russia has a colorful hockey history. Yes their rivalry is not just in d2. It also has a pretty cool name the miracle on ice. 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 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.

Basically took the huge 1 hour of the game and just condensed it into the decisive plays that contributed to team usa s victory against the soviet union. To many americans it was an ideological victory in the cold war as meaningful as the berlin airlift or the apollo moon landing. The day usa hockey did the impossible 1 47 on feb. The rivalry is real and it s pretty intense.