Miracle On Ice: Soviet Union vs. United States

Retro Sports Rewind

February 22, 1980. In the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Union, a powerhouse in the world of hockey and gold medalists in 5 of the last 6 Winter Olympics, faced off against a young and scrappy surprise team, the United States of America in the medal round. In an exhibition matchup three weeks earlier, the USSR defeated the U.S. 10-3 at Madison Square Garden.

Herb Brooks and Team USA had stunned the world so far with their performance in the winter games and now they had the chance to complete the biggest upset in sports history by taking down the Soviet Union. If they played this game ten times, the U.S. might have lost nine... but not in this game.

"Do you believe in miracles? YES!"

Jabby Burns, Patrick Guthrie, and Zach Wilt rewatch the original broadcast, run through the history of this matchup, and dive into a full recap of the game. You can watch the broadcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR56GJ05IMs

Music Credits:

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Scarlet Fire by Otis McDonald

District Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/