America's greatest ever sporting victory?
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Not familiar with the 'Miracle on Ice'? Shame on you. For it is arguably America's greatest ever sporting achievement. With the Cold War meaning the Soviets and Americans were natural rivals, the President Carter-proposed (and later approved) American boycott of the Summer Olympics in Moscow furthered severed what little there was in the way of a relationship between the nations. The Soviets had won the three previous Olympics and trounced an NHL All-Star team 6-0 earlier in the year. So what hope did a United States team consisting of amateur and collegiate players have? Cue, the 'Miracle on Ice' in Lake Placid, 1980.