Mirakel på isen

Mirakel på isen (Miracle on Ice) er kallenavnet på en kamp spilt 22. februar i medaljerunden for menns ishockey under Vinter-OL 1980, der et lag av amatører og studenter spillere fra USA, ledet av trener Herb Brooks, slo Sovjetunionen 4–3.

USA vant senere i mesterskapet gullmedaljen ved å slå Finland (4–2) i finalen.

Sovjetunionen tok sølv ved å slå Sverige i bronsefinalen. Sverige tok bronsemedaljen, og Finland endte på 4. plass.

Referanser

• Coffey, Wayne. The Boys of Winter. New York City: Crown Publishers, 2005.
• Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team. HBO Home Video, 2001.
• Dolezar, Jon A (2002). "Russian hockey looked different after '72 Summit Series". Sports Illustrated. Sep. 27, 2002.
• "Herb Brooks killed in car accident". Sports Illustrated. Aug. 11, 2003.
• Kindred, Dave. "Born to Be Players, Born to the Moment". Washington Post. February 23, 1980, Page A1.
• Shapiro, Leonard. "U.S. Shocks Soviets in Ice Hockey, 4–3". Washington Post. February 23, 1980, Page D1.
• Swift, E.M (1980). "With one seemingly harmless shot, Mike Eruzione staked the U.S. to a lead and a Miracle on Ice". Sports Illustrated. Mar. 3, 1980.
• Box score. This is a PDF file containing the official results for the entire 1980 Winter Olympics. The section on the hockey medal round begins on page 105 and the box score for the 22 February 1980 "Miracle on Ice" game is on page 111.

Eksterne lenker

• Miracle at Lake Placid
• Lake Placid Olympic Authority
• Miracle On Ice || Lake Placid Olympic Authority
• Audio interview with Miracle on Ice team member Mark Johnson from Wisconsin Public Television
• ESPN Classic article
• "Do you believe in miracles?" 25 years later