US and Canada Face off for Olympic Gold in Men's Hockey
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The United States men’s hockey team has now won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics. Their first came at the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, the second was the famous “Miracle on Ice” team at the 1980 Games at Lake Placid, and the third came at the 2026 Games in Milan.
On Feb. 22, 1980, the ragtag Americans defeated Russia on their way to the gold medal in Lake Placid Olympics.
Miracle: The Boys of ‘80” aptly balances archival footage and contemporary reactions, offering an exciting sports documentary while also pulling on the heartstrings with its nostalgic tone.
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Amid Olympics, new documentary recalls America’s Miracle on Ice — and what ‘The Boys of ‘80’ won for red, white and blue
Everyone who witnessed it remembers where they were. The victory of the gold-medal-winning US men’s hockey team over the Soviets at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, was the greatest American sporting event of the 20th century,