In Eric Zweig's book, "Twenty Greatest Hockey Goals," Fetisov said the 1980 team was "probably the best team ever put together in the Soviet Union. We never thought of losing, never thought it ...

U.S. hockey team members watch the final minutes of the game as their 4-3 lead holds up to beat the Soviet Union in the Winter Olympic semifinals in Lake Placid on Feb. 22, 1980. Credit: AP ...

Saturday marks the 45th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in Lake Placid, N.Y., during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, en route to ...

The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team members celebrate after their upset victory over the heavily-favored Soviet team by 4-3 in the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Feb. 22, 1980.

1980: The Soviet Union hockey team could not have been more heavily-favored in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Well, you know the rest of the story.

The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team is seen celebrating after their win over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. On October 8, 2024, U.S. Representatives introduced ...

On Feb. 22,1980, the United States men's Olympic hockey team shocked the international juggernaut Soviet Union and the rest of the world with a 4-3 win in the medal round.

The Soviet Union team that the Americans beat was the greatest international hockey team of all time. There's a reason the shocking U.S. triumph in the 1980 Olympics is called a miracle.