Sport: The "Miracle on Ice" (22 February 1980, Lake Placid Oly…

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Did you know? The "Miracle on Ice" (22 February 1980, Lake Placid Olympics): a team of American university ice hockey players defeated the Soviet Union — who had won gold at the previous 4 Olympics — 4-3. Sports Illustrated called it "the greatest sports moment of the 20th century". The Soviets were professionals; the Americans 22-year-old amateurs.

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The "Miracle on Ice" (22 February 1980, Lake Placid Olympics): a team of American university ice hockey players defeated the Soviet Union — who had won gold at the previous 4 Olympics — 4-3. Sports Illustrated called it "the greatest sports moment of the 20th century". The Soviets were professionals; the Americans 22-year-old amateurs.

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