Soccer Fan Reacts to “MIRACLE ON ICE” || this is amazing... 

"mike eruzione, winthrop massachusets" "who do u play for?" "i play for...the united states of America!"

We, Latvians have our own very emotional Miracle game against Russia. In 2000 World Championship that was hosted by Russians in Saint Petersburg, we beat them 3-2. Russian team was stacked with NHL superstars, but Latvia had a few NHL players and a few who had played in NHL before. Imagine how every Latvian felt after this game... 10 years after regaining our independence we beat the ideology that occupied our land and way of life, stagnated our economy and made us feel like aliens in our own home for 50+ years. That was something unbelievable, I remember that like yesterday and I was only 9 years old then. Our goalie Arturs "Like a Wall" Irbe cried after the game and said that he waited 30 years for this moment. Funny thing is that he HAD to play for Soviet team early in his career against his will, and won a few gold medals that meant nothing to him. Maybe you could react to Arturs Irbe, he had an OK NHL career, he wasn't the most skilled and was very small for a goalie but was hard working and very entertaining, aggressive as well.

"Have the hockey nets gotten smaller over the years?" No, but you're not wrong in noticing. The goalies have gotten bigger. Both in body size and in the size of padding they wear. It used to be that you'd want these nimble guys in goal, but now with all the benefits of modern training, you can have huge guys who are just as nimble. And the approved padding sizes have increased as, you know, the governing body finally came to the consensus that getting your bones shattered by a slapshot is generally a bad thing.

As a Canadian, this is THE greatest sports moment of all time. Not just the greatest American sports moment

This was an amazing victory for the US. This also inspired one of my top 10 favorite films: "Miracle." It's a Disney film...

You should watch the movie on this: "Miracle on ice", or atleast watch the famous speech called "Miracle Speech"!

Lol, 1980 was during the “Urban Cowboy” fad that happened after the very popular John Travolta movie. Western wear was everywhere, worn by people who had never even seen a cow in real life. It was a thing.

My grandfather took me to this game & it was such an amazing experience. It's such a cherished memory with my grandpa

They didn’t show enough of Jim Craig’s saves. He had an amazing game.

Watch the summit series between the Soviet Union and Canada. ITS CRAZY!

The Russian goalie was one of the best ever in the entire world and we benched him after the first. It's like killing Caesar.

This was my intro to hockey & to this day I still get goosebumps hearing Al Michaels shout "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES???" I loved this game. I was 5 watching this live. Had no idea what was going on yet at the same time, the social climate waa palpable & even at 5, I remember feeling it.

"The legs feed the wolf Gentleman, the legs feed the wolf."

just in time, my jack o'callahan team USA jersey shirt came yesterday. now that you've seen this you HAVE to watch the movie "Miracle," its the story of this event and its my favorite hockey movie of all time, possible favorite sports movie of all time tied w Field of Dreams

I'm old.. i remember this game at 13 yrs old.. I was so into Hockey at the time because I was a huge Philadelphia Flyers fan back in the day.. my Daddy raised me on the Broad Street Bullies when I was in the single digits.. I still remember that feeling when we beat the Soviets that day.. I cried, my parents cried.. with joy. I just watched the movie yesterday, again, Miracle on Ice.. hadn't seen it in probably 15 yrs or more.. cried again.. So much emotion when these college kids made it happen. I also remember getting up early in the morning to watch the Gold medal game. All by myself.. parents still sleeping, but I wanted to see it happen live.

I love this guy, he actually listens to his comments

Now that you've done this one, do a reaction to the Summit Series! It was an absolute WAR for 8 games between Canada and the USSR

I was an 11 year old hockey player in Michigan crowded around a small TV with my family in our basement watching this game just over 40 years ago. Today, I have a photo of the players in a pile celebrating just after the game ended, autographed by Mark Johnson, displayed over my bar. This game rose above a mere sporting event and thrust hockey in the US to the mainstream. Thank you for doing this video, Adam. I really enjoyed the way you started out with your lighthearted snark but were more and more in silent awe as the game progresses. Keep up the great work!

Check out the Canada v. Russia Summit Series in 1972. Now that was war on ice.

FINALLY!!!!!!! I've been requesting this episode for so long.

I’m not even a hockey fan and I tear up every time I hear “do you believe in miracles?! YES!!!”

Everyone loves a great underdog story, this was one of the best! Always gives me chills, U.S.A. lol!

A crazy story you’d enjoy is about ken Dryden he came into the playoffs for the canadiens as a goalie and won the cup before he had even lost a regular season game.

I participate in the Miracle On Ice Fantasy Camp; featuring the players from the 1980 team. I’ve met most of the team and coaches. They’re a humble group of men and are proud of what they accomplished. They’re incredible.

I absolutely agree, there is nothing in the world like sports. Playing or watching, its just so much more than a game.

The secret to the American team was sheer athleticism. Coach Brooks picked the absolute healthiest players he possibly could. And then he pushed them to become even stronger and and more durable over a truly nightmare training season. During each game he would switch up the lines far more often than other teams, keeping everyone fresh. No one could keep up with them. And then Brooks introduced what is now the style of hockey played by all professional teams throughout the world. It was fast, focused, and brutal. It flirted with rule breaking as his players overwhelmed opponents and delivered non-stop punishment as they used their legs and their stamina to dominate the area around them. Those opponents then responded with blatant rule-breaking, and many penalties were dished out during the latter parts of the games. It was glorious. :)

Our house was full watching this match. Remember how the adults were voiceless afterwards. It was exciting watching it as a kid. ❤

It blows my mind that these two teams had played each other a few days or weeks before the Olympics for an exhibition game. They played in Madison Square Guardian and the Soviets won 10 to 3. How they were able to get themselves mentally prepared to face that team again and not only that be mentally ready to play anyone after that beating is beyond me. It could have just as easy for the team to quit on themselves, thinking there was no way they could beat the Soviets so why bother, but they were able to refocus and go on to win gold. You have to credit the coaches and players for their mental toughness above everything else. And the crowd helped fire them up I'm sure.

Great video Adam, I really enjoyed it👏🏽

So glad you did this video!! Amazing work!

"You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours" -Herb Brooks (February 22nd, 1980)

Very timely you published this today? i have been repeatedly watching the Miracle Disney Movie for consecutive days already.... simultaneously watching the recorded game in 1980 and all the documentaries and interviews for days now.... awesome and amazing to see this published today... telepathy moment... Thanks Bro! Stay Safe!

The Disney movie called "Miracle" is all about this historic match up between USSR and USA. Great movie! Do a reaction to the movie video or at least tell us what you think of it. Cheers!

I remember watching this game. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time and I don't even like hockey. But this was such a huge important game for us here in the US. There's really no describing it. Nobody really remembers the gold medal game. But everybody remembers this game.

I have been waiting for this reaction for a long time...cheers!

I've watched dozens of videos on this game-goosebumps every time.

Having it played in the US makes it even sweeter. Defending your home soil in the Olympics against a country you’re on the brink of war with is so powerful, especially in that fashion

Every time I hear the chant of "USA", I feel so much pride!

Watching miracle on ice at every hockey tournament might be the greatest thing ever

"if we played them ten times they might win nine, but not this game, not tonight. Tonight we skate with them, tonight we stay with them and we shut them down because we can!" favorite quote

I stumbled across that vid myself not too long after finding your channel, glad i got to see your reaction😁👍

Thank you so much for doing this one, Adam. Made me smile more than anything all day. ❤🥇

There is a great watch on RU-vid. Its called "The summit series " its a 7 game series played in the mid 70s between Canada and Russia. Its shows how truly awesome the Soviets are and the brutal tactics Canada gose to in the series.

I've watched Miracle on Ice documentaries so many times, I've watched the movie over 10 times, I did a National History Day project on this topic, and I've read books on this and I still get the chills every single time I watch a documentary like this. Great video :)

Here’s another fun fact about those Olympics. The US trailed in score in EVER SINGLE GAME those Olympics. INCLUDING their last game against Finland. In fact, the way the tournament worked, if the US didn’t beat Finland, they wouldn’t have won the Gold Medal, the USSR still would have. The tournament worked like this: There were 2 groups in the preliminary rounds. Group A and Group B. 6 teams in each group. Everyone played each team in their group once and were ranked afterwards in points. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 for a loss. So at the end of the preliminary round the top 2 teams from each division moved on to the medal round so the top 2 in each were as follows. Group A: Sweden (4-0-1 9 points) USA (4-0-1 9 points(they tied Sweden but were given the second position even with the same record due to the tiebreaker which I’m not sure what it ended up being maybe goals for)). Group B: USSR (5-0-0 10 points) Finland (3-2-0 6 points) Finland beat out Canada (also 3-2-0 6 points) due to having beat them in their head to head game. So for the Medal round you had Sweden and US, 1 and 2 from group A, and USSR and Finland 1 and 2 from group B. The medal round was not a single elimination style like typically you would have now. They now had each team play both teams from the opposite group once, and instead of having a third game for the teams to play the other team that advanced from their group they just started the medal round off using the outcomes of the game they played against each other during the preliminary round. So the US and Sweden had tied in the prelims so they started the medal round with 1 point each, and the USSR had obviously beat Finland so they started with 2 points and Finland with 0. So to start the medal round, the beginning rankings were as follows: USSR (2 points) Sweden (1 point) USA (1 point) Finland (0 points). So then they had it so that the first of 2 games the #1 team from each group played the # 2 team from the other group. So the first 2 matchups was Sweden (#1 in group A) vs Finland (#2 in group B) and USSR (#1 in group B) vs USA (#2 in group A). Then the next matchups would just swap so the #1’s would play each other and the #2’s would play each other. Then the gold medal would go to whichever team out of the 4 finished with the most points out of those 2 games plus the carryover points from the game against their other group team from the preliminary round. So in game 1 the US beat USSR and Sweden and Finland tied. So after the first matchup the updated standings was USA (3 points) USSR (2 points) Sweden (2 points) Finland (1 point). Meaning for the last 2 matchups, if the US wanted to win the gold Medal they could only guarantee it with a win over Finland as if they tied, they’d have 4 points and if the USSR won they’d also have 4 but would have come out on top (most likely) due to goal differential which was the tiebreaker. And if Sweden had won it would have been the same situation, it wouldn’t have been a lock because they would have tied in points and depending how badly Sweden beat the USSR, they could have come out on top in goal differential giving them the Gold Medal. And a loss to Finland also would have cost them. As if the USSR and Sweden have tied, then all 4 teams would be tied with 3 points but the USSR would have won gold by goal differential and I’m not sure about who would have silver or bronze between Sweden and the US and Finland but whoever had the higher goal differential would have gotten silver. If we just leave everything that DID happen but change what could have changed depending on that US vs Finland game, if the US won that game they would have won gold (which obviously they did), had they tied, they would have won silver being tied in points with the USSR but well behind in goal differential. And had they lost to Finland by 2 or more goals, the US would have gotten bronze because they would have been tied with Finland for 3 points but Finland’s goal differential would have beaten them out for silver. Also what’s interesting to think about is that the finals standings was US (2-0-1 5 points) USSR (2-1-0 4 points) Sweden (0-1-2 2 points) Finland (0-2-1 1 point) so remember they included the preliminary game against the team in your group in these standings. So the 1 point ahead of the USSR that the US was, was due to the fact that they were able to tie it up against Sweden in their very first game of the preliminary round and end up with a tie. Had they lost that game, they still would have made it to the medal round as they would have had 8 points and the team in third in that group was Czechoslovakia with 6, so that means you could say everything stayed the same in the medal round results wise, but that Sweden vs US game from prelims still would have counted, meaning they would have had 1 less point in the final point tally giving them 4 points which would have given the USSR the gold medal even with the US going 2-0 in actual games in the medal round, and the USSR going 1-1. Also had that been the case and say that last game against Finland the US tied, they would have been tied in second with Sweden with 3 points, and it would have come down to their goal differential which taking a tie with Finland into account would have made their goal differential +1, however we’d also have to take into account by how many goals the US would have lost to Sweden by in the preliminary game in this scenario. Sweden’s final GD was -7, so it’s pretty safe to assume that the US still would have grabbed Silver, however if they had lost to Sweden in that preliminary game by 4 goals, they would have been even on tiebreaker with -3 each, so I’m not sure what the next tie breaker was, but if they lost to Sweden by 5 or more, Sweden would have gotten silver over the US. Again, even with Sweden going 0-1-1 in the medal round and the US theoretically going 1-0-1 in the medal round. And if the US lost to Sweden in the preliminary game and also lost that last game to Finland, that would put the US at just 2 points, and Finland at 3, Sweden at 3 and USSR at 4 so the US would have no medal at all if they didn’t come from behind and tie Sweden and also come from behind and at least tie Finland let alone beat them. The whole thing is pretty wild how all of those situations EASILY could have happened since like I said in all 7 of their games in those olympics they had been down in score and came back to tie or win all 7 of them. Interestingly though, if Finland had beaten Sweden in the medal round and not tied, and also Sweden had beaten the US 2-0 in the preliminary round. That would have brought the medal standings to USSR 4, US 4, Finland 2, Sweden 2. Meaning if the US lost that prelim game to Sweden 2-0, Finland beat Sweden by just 1 goal in the medal round, and Finland held out and beat the US in the medal round, the standings would have been USSR 4, Finland 4, US 2, Sweden 2. And then depending on how much Finland beat the US by, it would change whether Finland won Silver or Gold, and whether the US won bronze or didn’t medal. If Finland beat the US by at least 6 goals, then Sweden would have gotten bronze and the US no medal, if they won by 5 I’m not sure because then both US and Sweden’s goal differentials would have been the same and I’m not sure what the next tiebreaker was. But if Finland had somehow beat the US by 9 goals, then obviously the same thing for US and Sweden, but Finland would have been tied with the USSR in goal differential so again i don’t know what happens there but if Finland had won by 10 or more, they would definitely have actually won the gold medal over the USSR. So yes, unlikely those events would have all happened, but for the US to have lost out on the gold medal it’s much simpler for that to have happened, and all it would have taken was a tie instead of a win against Finland, or a loss instead of a tie against Sweden in the preliminary game. Which to what extent they lost by could have even put them as far back as bronze had they also only tied Finland in the medal round depending how much they lost to Sweden by in the preliminary round. Now it’s so much better and makes much more sense with just having a single elimination typical tournament bracket style to determine the winner and actually having a gold medal game where whoever wins that game wins gold and loser gets silver. The old Olympic style for that always used to confuse me because when I was young I loved the movie Miracle (and still do it’s actually still my all time favorite movie) and I always got so confused when I was younger when they showed it was USSR vs USA and Sweden vs Finland in the finals, the US won, then they played Finland in the finals and then at the end they show USSR getting silver and Sweden getting bronze which to me made no sense at the time because I figured USSR lost in semis so they would then play loser of the Sweden Finland game for the consolation game for bronze and since the US played Finland next, I always assumed Finland beat Sweden and so since the US then beat Finland that it meant that US got gold, Finland silver, and whoever won out of USSR and Sweden got bronze so obviously USSR. But then they show USSR getting silver and Sweden with bronze and Finland didn’t even medal and it confused the hell out of me I always thought it was a movie mistake they made or something until I learned about how they ran the tournament and determined the medalists back then

They actually almost lost the gold medal game. Right before the last period herb brooks walked into the locker room (they were losing by 1 I believe) and said “if you lose this game you will take it to your f-ing grave” walked away and turned back and shouted “your f-ing grave!”

Hey, huge hockey fan here. In total, the U.S. was outshot 39 to 16 in this game and the U.S. players who scored the 1st and 4th goals never played a single game in the NHL. Since the final round consisted of a group stage of the USA, the USSR, Finland, and Sweden, and this wasn't the USA's last game in the group, they needed to beat Finland two days later to win the gold. It had to be a win. A draw with Finland would have put them equal on points with the USSR and they would have lost to them on goal difference. They trailed Finland 2-1 entering the 3rd and final period, but scored 3 straight goals to win the game 4-2. The 1996 World Cup of Hockey games between Canada and the U.S.A. are also really intense games to watch.

I love this every. single. time. I see it. I was 13 when this was happened and I was screaming with everyone in the stands. Probably the #1 sports moment in US history.

So glad you were able to review the miracle on ice, still one of my favorite moments in hockey ever

1998 Nagano find that. It was the tournament of the century. NHL was stopped because of that tournament. And we Czechs who were outsiders in that tournament won. I mean outsiders when you count these countries USA, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland. We had best player in the world Jagr in that time and best goalie in the world Hasek and then we added players from our league Extraliga and still were able to win everything. You have to see: The Nagano Tapes

I was in 5th grade when I watched this game on TV with my parents. I've been a hockey fan ever since.

You know what else is a miracle on ice, Adam? When the goalie scores. Do a goalie goal video already!

This STILL gives me chills!! I was 17, watching on TV with my Dad, my hero. He had a razor sharp wit, but was very reserved, showed little emotion. It was the 1st time I ever saw him tear up! I've been an avid hockey fan ever since!

I don’t know if it was mentioned in the video, but another interesting fact is that less than a week before the Olympics started, both team played a friendly together. That night, the soviets won 10-3. This shows why that win meant so much for those young amateur players. It was also a time when only amateur could take part in the Olympics. Si to go around that, the soviets would hire their athletes in the army, and pay them as soldiers. However, I don’t know for a fact that they never went to war, but it was only a cover for the soviets to be the best in Olympic without breaking the rules.

I always tear up watching miracle and highlights of this game because I played in 2 tournaments in lake placid 6 and 4 years ago and we played on the same ice they did in the 1980 olympics and we won both times. Pretty unreal now when I think about it and that I used the same dressing rooms as they did.

Adam, the man coaching Team USA, Herb Brooks, is arguably the greatest coach of all time. What he did to prepare his team mentally and physically to achieve their goal is without a doubt the greatest coaching job of all time. Just a little fact that is often over looked, but is the prime reason Team USA beat the Soviets that day is that the Soviet Team beat Team USA three weeks earlier (10 to 3) in a pre Olympic "friendly" match in NY city. The USSR Team was doing a pre Olympic tour and beating the NHL All Stars and a few teams from the league a month before the Olympics. Herb Brooks made sure he scheduled a game against the Soviets in Madison Square Garden in NY City. Herb Brooks scheduled game against the Soviets to get the "shock and awe" of playing them over before the Olympics. He knew the only way to beat the Soviets in the Olympics would be to gain the experience of a major ass kicking before the games counted. And, he knew the Soviets would bite at an opportunity to kick Team USA ass. The play worked like a fucking charm. The man was so far ahead of any coaches in the Olympics, it wasn't even close. The man was a genius and pulled off a miracle because he knew exactly what needed to be done. It is hands down, from start to finish, the most amazing coaching job ever. Herb Brooks' coaching plan and strategy to win the gold should be taught as Coaching Science and Theory at the University Level.

Doesn’t matter how many times I watch it I tear up every single time

Herb Brooks speech to the team before the game and in the gold metal game are legendary.

I think one of the coolest things about this whole thing is that when they made a movie in 2004 which you should definitely watch but Schneider's son Billy played him in the movie. Definitely a tear jerker. Stars Kurt Russell.

I was working in Montreal at the time, about three hours away from Lake Placid,NY where they played. My Canadian fellow-workers had been telling me what a good team the U.S. had. I watched the game live and went nuts! They'd delayed the broadcast for America so I got to watch it over again while it was played for our country there. Fantastic !!!

I was a 10 year old hockey player at the time living on Long Island NY (about 5 1/2 hours away from Lake Placid NY) at the time. I remember it like it was yesterday. I get goose bumps every time I watch it.

'Do you believe in miracles? YES!' The single greatest sports commentary moment ever.

Love your posts! You're hysterical! Stay safe 💞✌

Love the vids

I cried when I watched this back then and today, I cried again. IT WAS FABULOUS!!!! Thanks for the review, Adam.

I still remember watching this. I was 14 years old. This was probably the greatest upset in team sports history.

The year prior in 1979 that Russian team played the NHL all-star team (which fielded an astounding 20 future NHL hall of famers) in a 3-game series called the Challenge Cup. While the NHL all-stars won the first game, Russia came back to win the 2nd game and absolutely routed the NHL team in Game 3 to the tune of 6-0. As far as anyone in the world was concerned, these college kids had absolutely no chance whatsoever at beating the USSR.

I was our high school gym watching a basketball game when this game was on. I remember them pausing the basketball game so that everybody could listen to the last few minutes of this game. It was incredible!

Dude, watch the Flyers-Red Army game in Philadelphia. The soviets left the ice cause they were getting beat up, smashed, bloody and just mangled! They were scared to play but had to go back on the ice and get beat down to the end. AWESOME game(i'm a flyers fan LOL)

100% have been waiting for this video

I do remember my Mother saying, "I never cared a thing about sports or hockey, but I watched that gold medal game". That was the game against Finland, the only hockey game she ever watched.

Im an American hockey player... I simply liked before watching, this is the biggest USA hockey moment ever! I actually teared up watching this please watch the movie

Good reaction . Also All I’m picturing was “The Social Network” on that beginning theme lol

I'm not a crier, but I get goosebumps and cry every god damn time all the players run onto the ice. I wasn't born yet when it happened, but for some reason I feel like I was there in the crowd whenever I rewatch some of the highlights.

Thank you for reviewing international ice hockey games. International hockey reflected the Cold War in the 60’s thru to the 90’s.

Goals in the first and last minutes of a period are tremendous for momentum and keeping your team in it. Its such a clutch play to score with 1 second left when everyone else on the ice gave up and figured you wouldn't score.

You gotta watch the 2010 golden goal Sidney Crosby Vancouver olympics

I live in Lake Placid, and practice on the Olympic rink almost every day for my school's team. It's pretty nifty, and still a huge part of our culture!

I was a freshman in high school. Michaels' call was an inspiration to get into broadcasting. This restored American confidence and changed the world. Bit much? I lived through it. I dont think so. It was beyond amazing how a nation came together on a Friday and stayed together.

I was only 11 years old when this game happened. I remember watching it and going crazy. The world in the US was not a fun place at the time. I believe that the game was played in February (If I remember) and Ronald Reagan had just been elected President. The biggest thing in the news was the Iran hostage situation and America was in a depressive state. The Vietnam War had ended not too long ago and there was a gasoline shortage. Here in Boston we had just come off of the Blizzard of 1978. This game did so much for the morale of the US and it brought the whole country back together and back on our feet. Sounds like now-a-days we need something like this again. One more thing; this game wasn't even for the gold medal. The winner went on to play for the gold which the US did and they beat Finland in what ended up being academic compared to this game. Great reaction Adam on such a pivotal sports moment in history. :)

Sooo emotional. Fantastic viewing xx

“You guys don’t wanna work during the game? No problem. We’ll work now. Goal line. That one.” Anyone who played any level of competitive youth, high school, college, juniors, semi pro, professional, has experienced this scenario. It sucked something awful but when you look back it was just what you needed at the time.

I played on that rink about 15 years ago and i expected it to be this huge arena with thousands of seats but that wasn't the case it was quite small. Equivalent to a high school arena.

I always get goosebumps and a bit of a shaky chin when I hear that famous "miracle" call. This is kind of a special day for me because it happened on 22 February, 1980... exactly two years before my birthday. ❤️

Still watch the game every February 22. Still get goosebumps in the final seconds! Goals haven’t shrunk. Goalies have gotten bigger, much bigger...

Did they mention that before the season started, the Soviets played an exhibition game against the NHL All Stars (USA and Canadian) and won in a blow -out. So they easily handled the vary best we had. Then they played a "scrimmage" before the official games and the same Russian team beat the same USA team (college kids) something like 15-6 or something crazy and lop-sided and it only fueled the nay-sayers. So to win 4-3 over THAT team was more than a miracle. I'm surprised the CCCP Team Coach didn't suddenly disappear in Russia.

I have seen this game countless times and I still get goosebumps too.

Miss your REACTIONS of HOME FREE ....... good to see you getting a little OLYMPIC HISTORICAL EVENT OF THE MILLENNIUM

Gives me goosebumps every time I see this!! The underdog story of all underdog stories!

You cannot imagine the pride American's felt with this win. You just cannot. It was overwhelming. It was the rebirth of American patriotism.

I watched the Brighton Miracle in the world cup of Rugby without knowing the outcome before, and when Japan won, I was ecstatic, and all I could think about was this game you just reviewed.

I have actually played on the Same ice as this happend. When you walked in it had a big game picture and it said miracle on ice on it. There was also all the players Numbers hanging everywhere. The Arena is also named after the coach

I went to college 20 minutes from Lake Placid. I was able to go into that stadium and walk on the rink. It was just amazing. There is a movie called Miracle. Very entertaining

As a Canadian I love this more then when Canada won the gold in OT in 2010. Give it watch Adam!

The best international hockey game was "one incredible night" where team gb beat France 4-3 after being down 3-0

Watch the Golden Goal by Sidney Crosby at the 2010 Winter Olympics!! USA vs Canada in the gold medal game

As you mentioned in the video, the Soviet Union won the gold medal in 5 of the previous 6 Olympic Games (1956, q1964, 1968, 1972, 1976). They would have won 6 in a row if the USA hadn’t won it in 1960. Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 team, was the last player dropped from the final squad that went to the 1960 Olympics!! He carried that with him for 20 years, til the Games in Lace Placid… 💔

You're right, it was *so* much more than a simple victory...

2 years ago, I actually played on the same ice as the U.S. during their match against the Soviet Union. It has been my favorite tournament ever since.

There was a movie a while back that came out called Miracle about USA win in hockey at the 1980 Olympics. It is a good movie you should watch it. It stars Kurt Russell.