Winter Olympics - 1960 | Today In History | 18 Feb 18

🏒🇺🇸On February 27, 1960 the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team defeats the Soviet Union in the semifinals at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California, 3-2. The next day, the U.S. would beat Czechoslovakia to win its first-ever Olympic gold medal in hockey. Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Sweden were the top 4 teams heading into the Games. All 4 were defeated by the American team, which won all 7 games it played. On the 50th anniversary of these Games, a documentary entitled “F

1960 U.S. Men's Hockey Team Tribute