Miracle on Ice: The Ultimate Upset

The 1980 US Olympic hockey team wasn't supposed to win. They were college kids facing the

Soviet Union, a machine that had dominated international hockey for decades. The Soviets had

crushed NHL all-stars just months before. But on February 22nd in Lake Placid, coach Herb Brooks

had prepared something different. He'd spent months conditioning his players beyond their

limits, making them faster, forcing them to think as one unit. When they took the

ice that night, they weren't intimidated. They were ready. The Soviets led 3-2 going into the

final period. Then Mike Eruzione scored with ten minutes left. The Americans held

on, every second an eternity. When the buzzer sounded,