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Inside a Miracle: The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team - Farnam Street

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A classic David versus Goliath story happened at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid when the US Olympic Hockey team played the Soviets.

Leadership | Reading Time: 5 minutes Inside a Miracle: The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team Few people know the details about one of the greatest stories in sports history. A classic David versus Goliath story that happened at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid when the U.S. Olympic Hockey team played the Soviets. While the U.S. team had won the gold at the Squaw Valley Olympics in 1960, they hadn’t done much since then. The only notable showing was 5th place at the 1976 games. The Soviets, on the other hand, came into the 1980 Olympics having won 12 of the previous 15 world championships and 4 Olymp

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