<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kurt Russell </Td> <Td> Herb Brooks </Td> <Td> U.S. Olympic hockey coach who leads the team to an Olympic gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patricia Clarkson </Td> <Td> Patti Brooks </Td> <Td> Wife of Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Noah Emmerich </Td> <Td> Craig Patrick </Td> <Td> Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sean McCann </Td> <Td> Walter Bush </Td> <Td> General Manager of the U.S. Olympic hockey team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenneth Welsh </Td> <Td> Doc Nagobads </Td> <Td> U.S Olympic team physician and long - time friend of Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie Cahill </Td> <Td> Jim Craig </Td> <Td> U.S. Olympic team 's starting goaltender . Plays in every minute of every game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick O'Brien Demsey </Td> <Td> Mike Eruzione </Td> <Td> Forward and captain of the U.S. Olympic team . Scores the game - winning goal against the Soviets . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Mantenuto </Td> <Td> Jack O'Callahan </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . Injures his knee in an exhibition game but returns against the Soviets and makes a key shot that leads to a U.S. goal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nathan West </Td> <Td> Rob McClanahan </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . Gets into a fight with O'Callahan in the first practice . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenneth Mitchell </Td> <Td> Ralph Cox </Td> <Td> Last player cut from the team during tryouts because Brooks can only take twenty players . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Peter - Kaiser </Td> <Td> Mark Johnson </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . Scores two out of the four goals in the victory over the Soviets . Known as the most skilled player on the team . MVP of the team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Hanson </Td> <Td> Dave Silk </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team who receives a pair of silky underwear from the guys at Christmas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph Cure </Td> <Td> Mike Ramsey </Td> <Td> Defenseman and youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Schneider </Td> <Td> Buzz Schneider </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . Billy is Buzz 's son . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nate Miller </Td> <Td> John Harrington </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Koch </Td> <Td> Mark Pavelich </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . Assists Baker on the tying goal against Sweden and Eruzione on the game - winning goal against the Soviets . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kris Wilson </Td> <Td> Phil Verchota </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen Kovalcik </Td> <Td> Dave Christian </Td> <Td> Forward and defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . Shoots the puck at Tretiak with very little time left during the first period against the Soviets . Johnson scores on the rebound . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Skoryna </Td> <Td> Steve Janaszak </Td> <Td> Expected to be the top goaltender of the U.S. Olympic team after winning a national championship in 1979 and taking home the tournament MVP , but is placed behind goaltender Craig and never plays during the Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pete Duffy </Td> <Td> Bob Suter </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nick Postle </Td> <Td> Bill Baker </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team who scores the game - tying goal against Sweden in the opening game of the Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Casey Burnette </Td> <Td> Ken Morrow </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scott Johnson </Td> <Td> Steve Christoff </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trevor Alto </Td> <Td> Neal Broten </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robbie MacGregor </Td> <Td> Eric Strobel </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joe Hemsworth </Td> <Td> Mark Wells </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinaid Memišević </Td> <Td> Viktor Tikhonov </Td> <Td> Hockey coach for the Soviet team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Knight </Td> <Td> Tim Harrer </Td> <Td> Forward brought in late to try out for the U.S. Olympic team , eventually cut . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kurt Russell </Td> <Td> Herb Brooks </Td> <Td> U.S. Olympic hockey coach who leads the team to an Olympic gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patricia Clarkson </Td> <Td> Patti Brooks </Td> <Td> Wife of Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Noah Emmerich </Td> <Td> Craig Patrick </Td> <Td> Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sean McCann </Td> <Td> Walter Bush </Td> <Td> General Manager of the U.S. Olympic hockey team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenneth Welsh </Td> <Td> Doc Nagobads </Td> <Td> U.S Olympic team physician and long - time friend of Brooks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie Cahill </Td> <Td> Jim Craig </Td> <Td> U.S. Olympic team 's starting goaltender . Plays in every minute of every game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick O'Brien Demsey </Td> <Td> Mike Eruzione </Td> <Td> Forward and captain of the U.S. Olympic team . Scores the game - winning goal against the Soviets . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Mantenuto </Td> <Td> Jack O'Callahan </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . Injures his knee in an exhibition game but returns against the Soviets and makes a key shot that leads to a U.S. goal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nathan West </Td> <Td> Rob McClanahan </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . Gets into a fight with O'Callahan in the first practice . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenneth Mitchell </Td> <Td> Ralph Cox </Td> <Td> Last player cut from the team during tryouts because Brooks can only take twenty players . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Peter - Kaiser </Td> <Td> Mark Johnson </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . Scores two out of the four goals in the victory over the Soviets . Known as the most skilled player on the team . MVP of the team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Hanson </Td> <Td> Dave Silk </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team who receives a pair of silky underwear from the guys at Christmas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph Cure </Td> <Td> Mike Ramsey </Td> <Td> Defenseman and youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Schneider </Td> <Td> Buzz Schneider </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . Billy is Buzz 's son . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nate Miller </Td> <Td> John Harrington </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Koch </Td> <Td> Mark Pavelich </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team and part of the Conehead line . Assists Baker on the tying goal against Sweden and Eruzione on the game - winning goal against the Soviets . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kris Wilson </Td> <Td> Phil Verchota </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen Kovalcik </Td> <Td> Dave Christian </Td> <Td> Forward and defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . Shoots the puck at Tretiak with very little time left during the first period against the Soviets . Johnson scores on the rebound . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Skoryna </Td> <Td> Steve Janaszak </Td> <Td> Expected to be the top goaltender of the U.S. Olympic team after winning a national championship in 1979 and taking home the tournament MVP , but is placed behind goaltender Craig and never plays during the Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pete Duffy </Td> <Td> Bob Suter </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nick Postle </Td> <Td> Bill Baker </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team who scores the game - tying goal against Sweden in the opening game of the Olympics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Casey Burnette </Td> <Td> Ken Morrow </Td> <Td> Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scott Johnson </Td> <Td> Steve Christoff </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trevor Alto </Td> <Td> Neal Broten </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robbie MacGregor </Td> <Td> Eric Strobel </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joe Hemsworth </Td> <Td> Mark Wells </Td> <Td> Forward on the U.S. Olympic team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinaid Memišević </Td> <Td> Viktor Tikhonov </Td> <Td> Hockey coach for the Soviet team . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Knight </Td> <Td> Tim Harrer </Td> <Td> Forward brought in late to try out for the U.S. Olympic team , eventually cut . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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Zinaid Memišević
Zinaid Memišević