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Offline RTStuka

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« on: February 22, 2005, 01:36:24 PM »
Today marks the 25th aniversary of the U.S. win over the russians in the 80s olympics. Listening to espn radio today they were asking if there has been a sport moment that had that much of an impact since that win.  Now granted their have been some amazing moments but I dont think any have or will ever have the impact that the win over the russians had. What do you guys think, have there been any moments in sports since that compare to that one.
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Offline vorticon

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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2005, 01:55:07 PM »
by win over the russians, do you mean the athletes, or the team of chemists behind em?
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2005, 02:06:42 PM »
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by win over the russians, do you mean the athletes, or the team of chemists behind em?


I doubt that there were chemists behind US college hockey team.
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Offline JB88

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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2005, 02:24:06 PM »
i knew he would come.

just not so soon.

and not quite sooooo....oh whats the word?!

hmmmm.
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2005, 02:32:13 PM »
I dont think there has been any sports moment in America that has equaled or even come close to when our Olympic hockey team beat the Soviets. That ROCKED! :)
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2005, 02:32:33 PM »
They proved one thing.

America will always be better then russia.
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2005, 03:34:02 PM »
College kids beating a pro-russian team...

truly a miracle.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2005, 03:39:16 PM »
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I doubt that there were chemists behind US college hockey team.


who said i was talking about the americans?
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2005, 03:44:26 PM »
I was playing high School hockey at the time, my junior year. Hockey was always popular at my school but after the miracle, it was THE sport.  Man those were heady days.

I do not think there has been a greater sports moment in American sports history.


I had the good fortune of meeting several of the players. I skated rat time at Bloomington Ice Gardens in Minnesota where the away teams would practice when they came into town to play the North Stars.  I used to linger afterwards and frequently got back on the ice for their warm ups and shoot arounds, til a trainer or coach tossed me.
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2005, 03:49:12 PM »
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by win over the russians, do you mean the athletes, or the team of chemists behind em?


someone's been watching ROCKY IV

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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2005, 04:26:08 PM »
Boroda,

Was there a similar feeling in USSR after the '72 basketball win?
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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2005, 04:40:33 PM »
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They proved one thing.

America will always be better then russia.


Ahem... you do realize that the Russian hockey team beat the snot out of the U.S. team at the 1979 World Championship?
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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2005, 06:29:05 PM »
How about this one?



Or this?



or this?





:aok
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2005, 06:31:06 PM »
Zulu, those were great moments too!  I was careful to mention that  I felt is was the greatest moment in American sports history.
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2005, 06:37:23 PM »
Fair enough though I think in US sports history this one was pretty great?



And this

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