* Licensed by USA Hockey and the Players who we represent including Jack O'Callahan, Dave Christian, and Mark Pavelich(via the Ranch charity in his memory) The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tournament. Though the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medallist and heavily favoured, the United States upset them and won 4–3. The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and they were the favourites to win once more in Lake Placid.