Do you believe in Miracles?

With tension between the Soviets and American was still high, the Soviets agreed travel to Lake Placid to beat the USA on their own soil. Herb Brooks, the head coach, scheduled a game against the Soviets three days before the Olympics games. Hoping it would give his young team a taste of the world's best. The Soviet's gave the US more than just a taste. They dominated the USA in every fashion of the game, winning 10-3. 

After the resent defeat to the Soviets no one thought the USA hockey team had a shot at a medal or let alone a gold medal. USA opened the Olympic games playing Sweden, a very tough and skilled opponent. With, less then a minute to go, goalie Jim Craig was pulled from the net for an extra skater on the ice. The risky decision paid off for the US because with twenty seconds left, a slap shot from the point tied the game at 2-2. The team started to turn heads after the game against Sweden. Hope had started to grow in a nation that so desperately needed something to pick out their patriotic spirit. The men's team took this confidence and ran with it. Blowing out the rest of the teams they had to qualify for the medal rounds and face the Soviet Union once again.

Both nations knew of the stakes that were on the line with this game. It was more than just a hockey game it was a way to determine the superior super power. Soviets and Americans had fought over everything since World War II. From land to the quality of the guns each country made. It was men vs boys, David vs Goliath, and it was a game that would change how one nation thought of themselves.