usa defeated soviet union in the miracle on ice semi-finals to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980.
usa defeated soviet union in the miracle on ice semi-finals to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980.
who did the usa defeat in the miracle on ice semi-finals to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980?
soviet union
a hockey tournament debuted in the summer olympics in 1920. it would later be called the first world ice hockey championship. canada took the gold medal and the united states took the silver. canada took the gold medal again in the 1924 winter olympics. this was the first time hockey was considered an olympic sport. in 1936, great britain gave canada their first big loss in international hockey. great britain took the gold medal. the ussr finally joined in on olympic ice hockey in 1956. they ended up winning the gold medal that year. (fitzpatrick, 2012) in 1960 and 1980 the united states won the ice hockey olympic games. the 1980 ice hockey olympics was known as "miracle on ice". this was when the united states upset the soviet union. (united states at the olympics, 2005)
ice hockey in the united states
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canada at the 2002 winter olympics