I watch the Soviet match at least once a year. Every second of it. It was the most phenomenal underdog victory in sports history. I am so proud of those men and their coach.
Canada have 650000 hockey players! USA have 500000 hockey players! Ovechkin's Russia have only 80000 hockey players! Canada and USA should have 15 guys who have scored over 800 goals like Ovechkin today! Soviet League scoring leaders were in 1980 Shalimov 34 goals Drotzdetzky 31 Varnakov 30 Priodin 27 Lavrentjev 27 Only good Russian was in olympics 1980 Makarov 29! Lake placid 1980 had good players like Jari Kurri Peter Stastny Glenn Anderson Neal Broten! NHL scoring leaders were in early 1980s after Lake Placid Gretzky Stastny Kurri Anderson Broten! Broten had 105 points 38 goals NHL! Mark Pavelich had 37 goals in NHL! USA had More Ice hockey players and rinks in 1980 than Russia! Russia and USA have been trash in olympics in 1998-2014 no gold medals!
Five seconds to the gold medal. Four to the gold medal. This impossible dream, COMES TRUE! Very underrated and forgotten call by Al Michaels. Amazing how good he was at putting a capper on each of those significant victories.
My youngest son was on that ice on the very day of the 40th Anniversary of the win over the Soviets. It brought back great memories for me. Been up there every year (except for 2021 - Covid) for the last ten or so years. Every time up there we get snow and more great memories - in the rinks, on the lake and throughout the town. Love that place.
First time I’ve seen this clip and one of the things that impressed me the most was seeing members of the Sweds and the Russia’s not just shaking the hands of the USA team members but “hugging them”. Now that is what TRUE sportsmanship is about.
To Mark Pavelich, You wouldn't ride on the float in the 4th of July parade in Eveleth, MN. saying, "I'm not a hero, the guys in the military are heroes." Now, may you rest in peace, our hero.
I was in the military when Mark said this. It was surprising and inspiring. It wasn’t a cool thing to be in the military in those days. We were treated like garbage by our own people. This win and Mark’s comment helped restore my enormous sense of pride for being an American. RIP Mark. I truly believe you were suffering from untreated CTE. I hope you have found the peace in death that you couldn’t find in life. When I get to heaven I’m going to look for you to shake your hand and call you a hero.
The goaltender for Sweden was Pelle Lindbergh. Sadly he died in a car crash in 1985 a few months after winning the Vezina Trophy and leading the Flyers to the Cup finals. That gave me chills. He was a pioneer for European goaltenders in the NHL.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Salt Lake City Mike E. gets his teammates to light the cauldron just like he got all his teammates on the podiums to do the number 1 gesture to the crowds
Thank you for this. I don't believe I ever actually saw this ceremony. This journey all started with Baker's goal against Sweden with 27 seconds left. The rest, as they say, is history.
I went to the theater when Miracle hit the theaters. I was amazed by the news telling of the hockey team beating the Soviet union. I will go to my grave thankful I witnessed the miracle on ice
I lived 30 miles from the now Herb Brooks Sports Arena. First time I entered (was back in 2012 mind you), I literally balled my eyes. when I set foot in the arena. Chills. This was the apex, nothing ever compared to that February.
Been waiting my whole life to see this again. It is great seeing the Russian boys and Swedes acting like the gentlemen they are, even cheering for our boys. Just remarkable, tough not to get emotional at this wonderful moment
@@lindafiatoa3203 In the year 2000 USA baseball shocked the world in Sydney when they defeated the mighty Cuba to win the gold medal. Another underrated moment.
In retrospect, that final ice hockey match between Finland and the USA, was just as important as the stunning "Miracle on Ice" victory! Had the USA lost that match against Finland, the USSR would have collected the gold medal! They overwhelmed Sweden 9-2! Herb Brooks was correct when he reminded the team that if they lose this match, they will regret the loss for the rest of their lives! THANK GOD THEY WON 4-2 OVER FINLAND! That victory was more than just a hockey gold medal! That moment in time inspired the American people and the free world!
Thank you for posting this and for the benefit and information of you and others who view this and to refresh your memory, the words of our national anthem were written by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 when he saw the American flag still waving over the fort that morning and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to look them over while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart. The anthem begins at the 18:10 mark. O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
NOW… AL MICHAELS IS NEARING 80 YEARS. BUT HE HAS TWO THINGS TO BE PROUD OF IN HIS CAREER, MALCOLM BUTLER AND THIS… THE MIRACLE ON ICE. Kenneth Huang 5/20/23.
The US had a dramatic swing of emotions in 1980 starting with the disappointment of Babilonia and Gardner and ending with the hockey team with Eric the Great and his 5 gold medals in the middle.
abc was so johnny come lately on this team. they didn't show the first game vs sweden, then they had intermitted coverage of the czech game. they finally realized there is a story here and they picked up on it the rest of the way until the soviet game where they failed to air it live!
When team USA played the Swedes, the Lake Placid Olympics hadn't even officially began yet. The game was played the day before the opening ceremonies. So i would have to give ABC a pass on that one.
It was just a scheduling thing. In no other way you can win a silver. Since it was a medal round with four top teams playing once against each other, it was just a fluke that Soviets-Sweden was the final game of the tournament, and gold was settled earlier.
@McCarthy Park & P.A.P.A. - 42 Years ago the Russians failed in hockey. Exactly 42 years to the DAY on 2/24/2022 the Russian military failed. Now EXACTLY 43 years on this day 2/24/2023 the Russian Propaganda machine has finally failed. "The Russian Way" is a dead end. Slava Ykpaihi
@@jamessollazzo4860 Welp... 2020 wasn't very close. As far as who was worse than Carter, How many do you want? Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Franklin Peirce, Herbert Hoover... I could go on if you really need me too...
Your criticism of Carter is so wet. Trump is BY FAR THE worst, most horrible person to ever be "elected " president! He wouldn't even give credit to these fine men;he would have made it all about himself.
I watch the Soviet match at least once a year. Every second of it. It was the most phenomenal underdog victory in sports history. I am so proud of those men and their coach.
Canada have 650000 hockey players! USA have 500000 hockey players! Ovechkin's Russia have only 80000 hockey players! Canada and USA should have 15 guys who have scored over 800 goals like Ovechkin today! Soviet League scoring leaders were in 1980 Shalimov 34 goals Drotzdetzky 31 Varnakov 30 Priodin 27 Lavrentjev 27 Only good Russian was in olympics 1980 Makarov 29! Lake placid 1980 had good players like Jari Kurri Peter Stastny Glenn Anderson Neal Broten! NHL scoring leaders were in early 1980s after Lake Placid Gretzky Stastny Kurri Anderson Broten! Broten had 105 points 38 goals NHL! Mark Pavelich had 37 goals in NHL! USA had More Ice hockey players and rinks in 1980 than Russia! Russia and USA have been trash in olympics in 1998-2014 no gold medals!
Five seconds to the gold medal. Four to the gold medal. This impossible dream, COMES TRUE!
Very underrated and forgotten call by Al Michaels. Amazing how good he was at putting a capper on each of those significant victories.
He and Dryden made a superb team.
that stadium is hallowed ground. Every American should visit it regardless if you like ice hockey or not
Absolutely
I wish I could.
My youngest son was on that ice on the very day of the 40th Anniversary of the win over the Soviets. It brought back great memories for me. Been up there every year (except for 2021 - Covid) for the last ten or so years. Every time up there we get snow and more great memories - in the rinks, on the lake and throughout the town. Love that place.
Imagine Matthews, Kane, and co. playing in that arena...
It's amazing
First time I’ve seen this clip and one of the things that impressed me the most was seeing members of the Sweds and the Russia’s not just shaking the hands of the USA team members but “hugging them”. Now that is what TRUE sportsmanship is about.
USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸 is the greatest country
To Mark Pavelich,
You wouldn't ride on the float in the 4th of July parade in Eveleth, MN. saying, "I'm not a hero, the guys in the military are heroes."
Now, may you rest in peace, our hero.
good ny ranger, wish all our players back then had his heart!
You all were to us.We needed that result with all that was going on at the time.
I was in the military when Mark said this. It was surprising and inspiring. It wasn’t a cool thing to be in the military in those days. We were treated like garbage by our own people. This win and Mark’s comment helped restore my enormous sense of pride for being an American. RIP Mark. I truly believe you were suffering from untreated CTE. I hope you have found the peace in death that you couldn’t find in life. When I get to heaven I’m going to look for you to shake your hand and call you a hero.
44 years ago today we won the Gold Medal 🥇
The goaltender for Sweden was Pelle Lindbergh. Sadly he died in a car crash in 1985 a few months after winning the Vezina Trophy and leading the Flyers to the Cup finals. That gave me chills. He was a pioneer for European goaltenders in the NHL.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Salt Lake City Mike E. gets his teammates to light the cauldron just like he got all his teammates on the podiums to do the number 1 gesture to the crowds
Thank you for this. I don't believe I ever actually saw this ceremony. This journey all started with Baker's goal against Sweden with 27 seconds left. The rest, as they say, is history.
The best, awesome! America is great because of its amazing people.
Unless you were alive at the time, you have NO IDEA how big this was.
The greatest American sporting event ever!
Wow thanks for posting....so pure....I wish a lot of people would watch this ceremony and feel a little patriotism
Seriously brought a tear to my eye
I do feel that every time I watch it and the games.
I went to the theater when Miracle hit the theaters. I was amazed by the news telling of the hockey team beating the Soviet union. I will go to my grave thankful I witnessed the miracle on ice
I lived 30 miles from the now Herb Brooks Sports Arena. First time I entered (was back in 2012 mind you), I literally balled my eyes. when I set foot in the arena. Chills. This was the apex, nothing ever compared to that February.
Rip pelle Lindbergh goalie of the bronze medal winners
"Dedication, Spirit, Faith."
Three things sorely missing today.
Maybe a fourth as well. Unity.
Speak for yourself.
The GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)sports award ceremony-very worthy of the GREATEST moment in the history of organized sports!!!
What a beautiful time, a great coach, a wonderful group of young men. God bless all of them, all of us everywhere.
Been waiting my whole life to see this again. It is great seeing the Russian boys and Swedes acting like the gentlemen they are, even cheering for our boys. Just remarkable, tough not to get emotional at this wonderful moment
Those teams were great sportsmen. They knew greatness when they saw it.
So many memories so many great NHL CAREERS , God Bless Bob Suter and Mark Pavelich and Coach Brooks 3 of the best
Ken Morrow - In a 4 year and a few months span he wins a gold medal in the Olympics and 4 Stanley Cups.
pavelich, definetly cte!
@@daboys1215 don't remind me
Morrow would have been a 1st or 2nd pair D man on most NHL Teams with in two years.
The greatest moment in US history. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
It was pretty great, but the emancipation proclamation is quite possibly the greatest moment in US history.
@@steveo252 or the declaration of independence being signed
crazy underrated team
Watching this again, it just brings back memories of that time. A great time and a lesson:Never underestimate the underdog in ANY sport.
Absolutely,2016 Cavaliers(I live in Ohio).
That's a captain right there!!!
So blessed to be an American. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I get goosebumps every time I watch these games.
One of the greatest events in our history and then to hear Jim McKay and al micheals bring it to us. To good to be true. You can't script this stuff
No other sports event can ever match this. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
A very under-rated USA Olympic victory (IMHO) was the USA men's curling team in 2008.
@@lindafiatoa3203 In the year 2000 USA baseball shocked the world in Sydney when they defeated the mighty Cuba to win the gold medal. Another underrated moment.
@@gezzarandom I'll have to check it out.
In 2022 this send chills and tears seeing this
In retrospect, that final ice hockey match between Finland and the USA, was just as important as the stunning "Miracle on Ice" victory! Had the USA lost that match against Finland, the USSR would have collected the gold medal! They overwhelmed Sweden 9-2! Herb Brooks was correct when he reminded the team that if they lose this match, they will regret the loss for the rest of their lives! THANK GOD THEY WON 4-2 OVER FINLAND! That victory was more than just a hockey gold medal! That moment in time inspired the American people and the free world!
Thank you for posting this and for the benefit and information of you and others who view this and to refresh your memory, the words of our national anthem were written by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 when he saw the American flag still waving over the fort that morning and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to look them over while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart.
The anthem begins at the 18:10 mark.
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Who were free?
Swedes were just as happy w/their bronze as we were with our gold and far more happier then the Russians and their silver!
they were so intimidated by the russians back then. swedes would get crushed everytime they played the red tide!
The Russians were afraid of getting exiled to Syberia,LOL!
NOW… AL MICHAELS IS NEARING 80 YEARS. BUT HE HAS TWO THINGS TO BE PROUD OF IN HIS CAREER, MALCOLM BUTLER AND THIS… THE MIRACLE ON ICE.
Kenneth Huang 5/20/23.
21:37 the fact that goal got that crowd reaction with maybe half the place filled (pre opening ceremonies and transportation problems) is unreal
I had the absolute honor of meeting Mike Ramsay {#5} and he was a true gentleman. He was a fan favorite in Buffalo.
still brings tears to my eyes
Wow, Was that Pelé Lindberg at the 6:29 and 16:25 minute marks?
I think this was the birth of the modern NHL in America.
It brought the wild and amazing 1980s in
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸
Mike eruzioni’s sweater is 🔥!
The US had a dramatic swing of emotions in 1980 starting with the disappointment of Babilonia and Gardner and ending with the hockey team with Eric the Great and his 5 gold medals in the middle.
19:00 Eagles screech CAW CAWWWW! FUCK YEAH AMERICA USA USA!!!!!
I came for the Women's Cliff Diving.
2021 Olympic athletes have a lot to learn from these 1980 athletes.
Tanks you,team USA!!!❤
I'm going to try to be in the Olympics for 2026!
I hope you make it!
hope you make it !
What event?
So good to see that DDR flag being taken down. How fitting!
🇺🇸🦅
Most of these kids played at the hipp in eveleth Minnesota
He says their are no boos for the ussr but i hear whistling...which is the European equation of booing
abc was so johnny come lately on this team.
they didn't show the first game vs sweden, then they had intermitted coverage of the czech game.
they finally realized there is a story here and they picked up on it the rest of the way until the soviet game where they failed to air it live!
That wasn't their fault.The damn Russians refused to have it aired later.
When team USA played the Swedes, the Lake Placid Olympics hadn't even officially began yet. The game was played the day before the opening ceremonies. So i would have to give ABC a pass on that one.
They had to wait as the USSR and Sweden had to play after the US and Finland
I watched this ...the ice behind the net was choppy. The Russians complained about this .
Not from VHS.
:27 1960 diesnt count?
Why did Sweden get third place?
Why did the guy take Tredjak out of the game?
I hear he took that to his grave.
One word: impatience.
I also like the fact Russia had to play and win for the silver medal, that's how it should be, not get silver for losing.
It was just a scheduling thing. In no other way you can win a silver. Since it was a medal round with four top teams playing once against each other, it was just a fluke that Soviets-Sweden was the final game of the tournament, and gold was settled earlier.
No. Silver for Finland. Tough luck for Sweden and USSR, but Finland reached the gold medal match.
USA 🇺🇸=🥇
Soviet Union=🥈
Sweden=🥉
3 bc 😢
@McCarthy Park & P.A.P.A. - 42 Years ago the Russians failed in hockey. Exactly 42 years to the DAY on 2/24/2022 the Russian military failed. Now EXACTLY 43 years on this day 2/24/2023 the Russian Propaganda machine has finally failed. "The Russian Way" is a dead end. Slava Ykpaihi
carter, so uninspiring, worst leader in usa history!
Then you don’t know American history
@@jeffoconnor2070 who was worse?
what incumbent president loses re-election in a landslide?
@@jamessollazzo4860 Welp... 2020 wasn't very close. As far as who was worse than Carter, How many do you want? Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Franklin Peirce, Herbert Hoover... I could go on if you really need me too...
Your criticism of Carter is so wet. Trump is BY FAR THE worst, most horrible person to ever be "elected " president! He wouldn't even give credit to these fine men;he would have made it all about himself.
@@lesterhall6028 jimmy carter couldn't lead a group of boy scouts!
Too funny that Jim McKay feels compelled to announce that the crowd is chanting USA as if the viewers can't hear it. He was an awful sports announcer.