TGIF! presents..."Miracle on Ice"! USA defeats Russia!

If you don't wanna watch the entire video, go to the 7:00 mark for the final minute of play. I remember this like it was Wednesday. I was a sophomore in high school. How excited the country was. Mark Johnson, a member of that Olympic team who was raised in Madison, WI, is the head coach of this year's women's hockey team. They're supposed to be good.

The "Miracle on Ice" refers to the medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on February 22. The United States team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, 4-3, a team which was considered the best hockey team in the world. The US went on to win the gold medal by defeating Finland in their final match.

I wanted to put up a video of speedskater Eric Heiden but I couldn't find any videos that would post. He's the Wisconsin speedskater who won all five gold. Incredible athlete. Not sure but I don't think anyone has swept all five events in one olympics since (someone check that).