GREATEST SPORTS MOMENTS
We looked at the best of the best in terms of players, but
what about moments in sports that went beyond the ordinary? Winning a World
Series or Super Bowl is not ordinary, but sometimes the winners are no
surprise.
One of the most electrifying moments in sports occurred way
back in 1980. Today we look at one of them in a series of moments to recognize.
USA! USA! USA!
It wasn’t for all the marbles, but it was close enough to
draw the attention of the world, it was the world stager of the Olympics, and
the venue was hockey. It was the middle of the cold war, world tensions were
high and the two biggest adversaries in peacetime would meet on the ice!
The USA had a team o teenagers, kids who were put together
months before to learn to plat with each other, and then go out and represent
their country. The Russians had a team of pro’s: seasoned and probably the best
hockey team overall in the world. Weeks prior, these two teams met in an
exhibition match and the Russians skated away with a 10-3 victory, but it
wasn’t that close. This was the Semi-Finals, whoever won, went on to face
Finland and play for the gold.
The game that day drew interest, but it wasn’t total, based
on the fact the Russians would send pros against amateurs in international
competition, and had already beaten the young Americans. The teams met, and
traded goals, as the game went back and forth, the young Americans were filled
with fight, like Americans do when they have to, and when the final buzzer
sounded, the USA was on top! The USA would face Finland for the gold and win,
completing the improbable, a gold medal.
That’s all I wrote, folks!
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