<P> The `` Miracle on Ice '' refers to a medal - round game during the men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York , played between the hosting United States , and the four - time defending gold medalists , the Soviet Union . </P>
<P> The `` Miracle on Ice '' refers to a medal - round game during the men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York , played between the hosting United States , and the four - time defending gold medalists , the Soviet Union . </P>
who did the usa defeat to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980
who did the usa defeat to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980
the Soviet Union
the Soviet Union