Highlights
The USA vs USSR game, called the "Miracle on Ice" in the United States, is the best-remembered game of the tournament and the best-remembered international hockey game in the United States. It was the USA's penultimate game of the tournament's round-robin medal round. The USA's final game, against Finland, was the game which clinched the gold medal for the United States. Finland finished 4th in the overall standings. Another small upset which is not always noticed, is when Poland defeated Finland, who ended up finishing 4th in the tournament, 5–4 during the Preliminary round.
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