Team captain Mike Eruzione discusses the Americans' improbable victory in 1980. The United States and the Soviet Union shake hands after the semifinal hockey game during the Winter Olympics in Lake ...

In 1980, the world was fraught with political division, economic shifts and global conflict. The Cold War loomed large, American hostages were being held in Iran, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ...

In 1980, the US was not in a great place. Russia had invaded Afghanistan, which was seen as an existential threat to the world’s oil supply. In Iran, the hostage crisis ground on. The economy was in ...