Road to 1980 Gold: U.S. Comes Back Against Finland to Win Gold
USA Hockey · February 24, 2020
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1980 · Lake Placid, New York
The 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
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Herb Brooks coached the U.S. men’s hockey team to a 4–3 victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The Americans then defeated Finland 4–2 to secure the gold medal. Miracle dramatizes the team’s preparation, and the 2026 documentary Miracle: The Boys of ’80 adds archival footage and players’ recollections.
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Kurt Russell portrays coach Herb Brooks in a dramatization of the team’s preparation and Olympic run.
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Netflix · 2026 · directed by Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal
Miracle: The Boys of ’80
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2 itemsUSA Hockey · February 24, 2020
Road to 1980 Gold: U.S. Comes Back Against Finland to Win Gold
A retrospective game account documenting the 4–2 win over Finland on February 24, 1980, which secured the gold medal.
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Bob Reinert · USA Hockey · August 12, 2025
An unsung participant in the Miracle on Ice
A historical tribute to administrator Bob Fleming that records the 4–3 Soviet upset and the later Finland victory.
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