It was 44 years ago today, that the underdog U.S. hockey team shocked the heavily-favored Russian squad, 4-3, to advance to the Olympic finals. The US would then defeat Finland to win one of their improbable gold medals of all time.
This Day in Sports 1980: US Beats Russia in ‘Miracle on Ice’
By Dave Martin
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