Yearning for another miracle

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It has now been 45 years since the United States men’s hockey team delivered the iconic Miracle on Ice, defeating the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.

That game, played on Feb. 22, 1980, has gone down in history as one of the most famous moments in sports. It is such a memorable moment that it is often forgotten that Team USA did not even win the gold medal that game.

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