Team captain Mike Eruzione discusses the Americans' improbable victory in 1980. The United States and the Soviet Union shake hands after the semifinal hockey game during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 22, 1980. Focus On Sport/Getty ...

Hardly a day goes by that Mark Johnson doesn’t hear the whispers or see the glow of recognition dawn on someone’s face when they catch sight of him. Could he really be the clever, gifted center who scored two goals in the 1980 USA hockey team’s ...

Congress will honor the "Miracle on Ice" Team USA hockey squad that upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics on their way to an improbable gold medal. The House of Representatives passed the "Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act," which will ...

Rob McClanahan remembers vividly the exact moment he became convinced the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team couldn't possibly win the gold medal, and the exact moment he became certain they couldn't possibly lose it. It took 15 days to get from here ...