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As I write this, the men’s U.S. Olympic hockey team is coming off a thrilling overtime victory against Sweden and preparing to play Slovakia in the semifinals. Should it win, the gold medal game against Canada will be played on the anniversary of the greatest sporting event of the 20^th century and perhaps of all time: the Miracle on Ice.