The difference between the U.S. Team, which won four games and lost three overall, and the top European teams was the experience of regular, tough, international competition. The Europeans had it, we didn't, and we ended up seventh among sixteen teams. Excelling for the United States was Fred Tissue, Jr., who was the leading scorer of the Games with twelve goals. Wally Wolf, competing in his fourth Olympics, was our second leading scorer with five goals. Team member Bob Horn comments that the Olympics and subsequent competition offers an excellent exchange between cultures.
Friendships made here continue on for life, particularly with players from defecting countries.
An appreciation of world peoples and political systems other than our own is shared.