This Day in History:, U.S. Hockey Team Beats the <br />Soviets in the 'Miracle on Ice'.<br />February 22, 1980.<br />The underdog U.S. team defeated the <br />four-time defending gold medal Soviet team <br />at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.<br />The U.S. win is considered one of the <br />most dramatic upsets in Olympic history.<br />The Soviet squad fell to the youthful <br />American team 4-3 before a frenzied<br />crowd of 10,000 spectators.<br />The American team trailed most of the game, <br />finally taking the lead with ten minutes left.<br />When the final horn sounded, the players, <br />coaches and team officials poured <br />onto the ice in celebration.<br />To many Americans, the "Miracle on Ice" <br />represented a Cold War victory
