Read about their come from behind victories, then listen closely as Al Michaels counts down the final seconds. Unemployment is high and international troubles abound as preparations are made to host the XIII Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. The stage is set.
Destiny is at work.
Inspired by their achievement, the scrappy Americans skate to consecutive upset victories over Czechoslovakia, Norway, Romania, and West Germany to qualify for the medal round. Momentum is building. Opportunity is calling. Anticipation is mounting. During the final ten minutes, the Soviets mount furious attacks, but heroic goal tending by Jim Craig, and a swarming band of U.S. skaters valiantly turn them back.