Here’s mine…
The 1980 US Men’s Olympic Hockey Miracle On Ice
The Soviet hockey team at the time was unstoppable, winning the Gold Medal in the 1964-1976 Olympic Games. It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that they would win again as they had the greatest goalie in the world, Vladislav Tretiak.
In the 1980 Olympics, the Soviets entered as heavy favorites having won the last 4 gold medals. They were considered to be the natural rivals of the United States with the Cold War raging on.
In the first period the Soviets scored twice, the United States scored once, the Soviets thought that they would end the period up by one goal then, with one second left the US scored. They took a 2-2 tie into the locker room after the first. The Soviets took the lead again. Next came the miracle. The United States scored twice over the next two periods and came away with a win, their captain scoring the game winner. Jim Craig played amazingly well in goal and the miracle was completed when a few days later the United States won the Gold Medal coming from behind in the score, just like always.
It was exactly what the country needed at the time. If I wrote for 10 years I could not express how great this story is.
The movie Miracle is based on the story of 20 amateur players who become a team, a team who stuns the world and wins the gold at the 1980 Olympic Games on home ice, in the process beating a seemingly unbeatable Soviet team.
Here are some interviews about the movie.
Here are the Highlights
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