Congress will honor the "Miracle on Ice" Team USA hockey squad that upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics on their way to an improbable gold medal. The House of Representatives passed the "Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act," which will ...

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday drew explicit parallels between a Cold War-era sporting triumph and present-day global conflict, invoking the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” victory over the Soviet Union as he spoke about ongoing efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war.

The road to Olympic gold went through Dave Christian’s hometown of Warroad, Minn. This month marks the 35th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that upset a heavily favored Soviet Union team en route to winning the gold ...

ohn Harrington is a former hockey coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato and played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic 'Miracle on Ice' team. (Courtesy of MN Soybean)

Attendees at the 2026 MN Ag Expo on Jan. 20 will have an opportunity to hear a Minnesota hockey icon discuss the grit he needed to play a role in