XIII Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 Ice Hockey Gold Medal Game Highlights

[@patriotpride16t]

Will ALWAYS be the GREATEST moment in sports history!! ALWAYS!! Who still gets choked up watching these clips??!!

[@blasebrush8007]

100% choked up still.

[@PhynTrickSnipin]

The Greatest Hockey Game I’ve Ever Seen.... Growing up outside Of Boston, I’ve Seen A Few In My Life USA... USA... USA !!! God Bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BallparkEGuides]

It's been 40 freaking years and I still tear up.

[@bestoutcomes]

Same here

[@MrHulltech2]

If there was such thing as a time machine , this is what I would go back in time for.

[@Starace65]

I’m 55 now and was 15 when this happened. Will never forget the pure emotion of this event. Simply the greatest upset in the history of team sports. I cried during this medal ceremony. And that was now!

[@lawrencemyers8329]

Winning that Gold Medal was a badly needed shot in the arm for America that winter. We were faced with a humiliating and unending hostage crisis in Iran, Cold War tensions were heightened by the Soviets invading Afghanistan and we going through what President Carter had termed a "national malaise". It seemed that our best days were behind us. I'm not a hockey fan by any stretch, but I was that week. Thanks guys.

[@husher5142]

if thats what it was then ... what is it now ..

[@Aurora_Tom_Renton]

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

[@tabijozwick]

And in the 2002 Olympics, months after 9/11, the same feeling existed when both the American ice hockey teams won silver.

[@bmbutler2]

Jim McKay’s closing words summed up what the Olympics used to be about. The struggle, the sacrifice and the wanting to come use to try doing your best. When they allowed professionals in, that was lost.

[@carasmussen27]

YES!! I will not watch they have ruined it.

[@Lava1964]

Except the communist bloc athletes were essentially pro amateurs. The Soviet Union's hockey team used to train 50 weeks per year. Some amateurs...

[@johnoconnor998]

Jim McKay's words at the end were spot on 37 years later.

[@scotthartkopf1403]

I grew up in Minneapolis and skated with and against many of these guys, Herbie was also our coach in Summer hockey, including Ken Yackel hockey school. Herbie was also a personal friend of my uncle that coached at Mahtomedi.. great memories 🏒🥅

[@unitedwestand5100]

Koodoes.. Out of all the highlights I watched on this olympic victory, yours is the only one that included the medal ceremony. Thank You Patriot.🇺🇸

[@TheAssasin2525]

What an awesome feeling it was... to see this impossible dream come true in our lifetimes!!!!

[@Kenh-zc2ql]

When Rizzoni or whatever the captain of the team's name is, right after the national anthem and he motioned for his teammates to join him on the medal stand, I thought that was the perfect ending to one of the USA's best moments.

[@bmbutler2]

Ken h that was what a team did. Sadly now sports is too dominated by individuals.

[@patriotpride16t]

ERUZIONE

[@Sc-ld7os]

Ya know they say Jim Craig has been off his game since his mother died Herb: Have you seen him when his game is on

[@edradil3438]

Take a knee back then. I was 7 years old. Was my first experience with a great sporting event and was my best memory of one EVER!

[@BebeLush2]

Greatest Olympic moment ever!

[@artcorvolet]

BebeLush2 greatest sports moment ever!

[@jamessollazzo2966]

greatest sports moment!

[@bobgibson4913]

A Smart Coach who Prepared that Team with good Physical Conditioning, Tactics and Goaltending.

[@bestoutcomes]

Add to that list, mental toughness

[@zcadwresx]

What a 4 years Ken Morrow had. He'd go to the NY Islanders and win the Stanley Cup that same year. Then continue on to the next 3 Stanley Cups for 4 in a row. On the 4th victory they beat an Edmonton Oiler team with a youngster named Wayne Gretzky. Who would go on to beat the Islanders in their quest for a 5th Stanley Cup in a row. Then go on to win 5 out of the next 6 winning their own 4 peat. And the rest is Gretzkory. :)

[@fvecc]

The Oilers didn't 4peat

[@bestoutcomes]

I watched the games and a few of those goals -- against the USSR and Finland -- etched in my memory forever, same for when Eruzione waved to his team to join him on the podium. Just as incredible and moving now as it was 40 years ago. Too bad this clip ended so soon. What was missed is Herb Brooks' smiling wide after all 20 players were on the podium. Brooks' rarely showed those emotions so that too was special.

[@BobbyBoca]

All American Born athletes should watch this and take a few notes on how they should act when the National Anthem is being played . Respect your 🇺🇸 no matter what your political views are. God Bless the U.S.A !

[@bestoutcomes]

Your comment ought to be pinned to the top and highlighted -- on every channel that has anything to do with sports, at any level. It could not have been stated better by anyone.

[@wiedep]

Beats paintin' bridges, eh Mike?

[@mannbradmusic]

In my opinion, it sounds as if the national anthem was performed by a live band. Plus, I like the way Jim provided the voice-over.

[@Lifeofmuf]

To dream the impossible Dream

[@GMAN1964100]

People forget the game against the Russians WAS THE SEMIFINAL, they still had to beat Finland to win the gold, I remember the gold medal game was on a Sunday morning February 24, 1980, they had beat the Soviets the previous Friday night

[@TheAssasin2525]

That's true... People were so caught up about beating the hated Russians... what with the cold war still active then... nothing else seemed important.

[@plusEV]

It wasn't a semifinal, they played a round robin. Had the US lost to Finland, Russia would have won the gold with 2 wins and 1 loss and the US would have won the bronze, tied with Finland at 1-1-1 and losing the H2H.

[@chrisbonneu4164]

@@plusEV It wasn't even a full round-robin. The first round results were carried through so USA vs. Sweden and USSR vs. Finland weren't played in the medal round.

[@PeterOkeefe54]

once upon a time in a land far far away all americans took pride in there nation,constitution and way of life..once upon a time

[@jameslockery361]

God Bless America

[@stephaneblais9149]

I am canadian but for those two weeks, i was an american.

[@demirdemirbag3194]

Am I seeing wrong or is that Swedish flag instead of the Finnish one???

[@Lava1964]

The 1980 Olympic ice hockey tournament was organized into two six-team divisions. Each division played a round robin with the top two teams in each division advancing to the playoff round. The result from each team's game against their other divisional opponent was carried over. The Americans had tied Sweden. The Soviets had two points entering the final round, the Swedes and Americans each had one point. The Finns had zero. By winning their games against the Soviets and Finns, the Americans finished with five points, the Soviets beat the Swedes and finished with three points. Sweden tied the Finns and finished with two points. The Finns came in fourth place with one point.

[@KMK7355]

Lava, can you ####ing count? USSR ended up with 4 points as they beat Finland and Sweden.

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

So, Finland is the team that Team USA beat in the 1980 gold medal game, not the Soviet Union.

[@Lava1964]

The 1980 Olympic ice hockey tournament was organized into two six-team divisions. Each division played a round robin with the top two teams in each division advancing to the playoff round. The result from each team's game against their other divisional opponent was carried over. The Americans had tied Sweden. The Soviets had two points entering the final round, the Swedes and Americans each had one point. The Finns had zero. By winning their games against the Soviets and Finns, the Americans finished with five points, the Soviets beat the Swedes and finished with three points. Sweden tied the Finns and finished with two points. The Finns came in fourth place with one point.

[@KMK7355]

USSR finished with 4 points beating Finland and Sweden.

[@FinkleKJ5]

Technically speaking this was not the Gold Medal game. The result clinched the gold for the US. If the US lost they would have gotten Bronze and Maybe Silver based on the other results. The Soviets would have gotten Gold due to the tiebreaker of Goals For even though they lost to the US. Winning this game clinched gold, but this was not the Gold Medal game, if it were Finland would have gotten Silver, while they placed 4th.

[@chrisamon80]

Let's Make America Great Again.

[@stephaneblais9149]

Chris Amon is it in honour of the F1 driver?

[@chrisamon80]

@@stephaneblais9149 This is for Miracle on I've of Team USA in Men's Ice Hockey for the Gold at Lake Placid Winter Olympics 1980.

[@christopherglennharvey4143]

This game looked to be a bit more difficult than the USSR game

[@tim_nj_devil176]

The team from Finland was almost as good as the Soviets. Finland was up 2-1 against USSR until about 5 minutes left in regulation when the Soviets scored 3 quick goals to win 4-2.

[@jamessollazzo2966]

no, they wer outshot in game vs soviets 39-16. they at least had puck possession in the game vs finland.

[@carasmussen27]

@@tim_nj_devil176 I agree Finland was tough but they stayed level headed and that's why they won.

[@pauldarling330]

Um, I hate to be a party pooper but did we raise the swedish flag instead of the finnish flag? Could we be more american?

[@ryanhuisman5381]

The medal round had the top 2 teams from pool A and B advance to it. The results against the other team from your own pool during pool play carried over to count toward the medals. So entering medal round play, the Soviet Union had 2 points by their win over Finland during pool play. Sweden and USA each had 1 point because they tied in pool play, and Finland had 0 points. In the medal round, the Finns and Swedes tied, raising Sweden up to 2 points and raising Finland up to 1 point, and the USA beat the Soviets, raising USA up to 3 points and keeping the Soviets at 2. So when people refer to the USA/Finland game as the gold medal game that's not really true, because if the USA had lost to Finland, they'd have 3 points, and since the Soviet Union went on to beat Sweden, the Soviets finished with 4 points. Under that scenario, it would've been Soviets with gold (4 points) Finland silver (3 points) and USA bronze (3points), with Finland getting silver over USA because of their win over USA, in that scenario. Since the USA beat Finland, they finished with 5 points, 2 points for each win over Soviet Union and Finland, 1 point for tie against Sweden. Soviet Union got silver with 4 points, 2 points for each win over Finland and Sweden. Sweden got bronze with 2 points, 1 point for each tie against USA and Finland. Finland only got 1 point, for tying Sweden but losing to USA and Soviet Union.

[@pauldarling330]

@@ryanhuisman5381 Thank you for the explanation.

[@michaelastorga2478]

What is it about America. Why are we so dominant in everything. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@metsedudenj]

I dont understand how Finland advanced to the medal round since Canada had the same record and better goal differential

[@paulsonj72]

My guess is head to head. Finland beat Canada 4-3 in group play.

[@jamessollazzo2966]

your right, but finland beat canada 4-3 and i guess that was the second tie-breaker!

[@hotdogwater7037]

3:01

[@poopieback]

MERICA!

[@solpetines6132]

They sing their natl anthem. Nowadays no respect.