NEWS> THE 19-80 LAKE PLACID OLYMPICS HAVE BECOME SYNONYMOUS – WITH THE ‘MIRACLE ON ICE’ HOCKEY GAME. NOW, NEW LEGISLATION CALLS FOR THEM TO GET A áNEW MEDAL — THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. IF YOU DON’T KNOW — THE 1980 OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATED THE HEAVILY FAVORED SOVIET UNION IN THE GOLD MEDAL GAME…ALL DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH TENSION TENSION DURING THE COLD WAR. TODAY, NORTHERN NEW YORK REP ELSE STEFANIK CO- SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD AWARD CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS TO THE TEAM. THE LEGISLATION CALLS FOR THREE MEDALS TO BE GIVEN OUT IN 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS — ONE AT THE LAKE PLACID OLYMPIC CENTER, ANOTHER AT THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME, AND ANOTHER AT THE U-S OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MUSEUM. <AD LIB> <NEWS (áááNBC5 TRANSááá) CHANNEL 5 TRANS> COMING U
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Bill introduced to award ‘Miracle on Ice’ team with congressional gold medals
Updated: 5:43 PM EDT Oct 8, 2024
NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. The team famously defeated the heavily-favored Soviet Union during the Lake Placid Olympics, a victory known as the “Miracle on Ice,” amid high Cold War tensions. The proposed legislation calls for three medals to be displayed at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. The recognition seeks to highlight the historic game’s impact on American sports history.
NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
The team famously defeated the heavily-favored Soviet Union during the Lake Placid Olympics, a victory known as the “Miracle on Ice,” amid high Cold War tensions.
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The proposed legislation calls for three medals to be displayed at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum.
The recognition seeks to highlight the historic game’s impact on American sports history.
