Trump honors ‘Miracle on Ice’ Workforce USA hockey crew

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President Donald Trump honored the 1980 United States males's Olympic hockey crew with a invoice signing ceremony on the Oval Workplace on Friday.

"That is very thrilling. This was one of many greatest moments of U.S. sports . Now we have a really thrilling crew of champions behind me," Trump mentioned as quite a few members of the crew attended. "This was a tremendous occasion. There have been another upsets on the planet — I have never observed them getting any of those, proper? You are the one ones. That is nice."

"We're delighted to be joined immediately by legends of American sports activities historical past and heroes for your entire nation: the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey crew. This was one of many largest moments I've ever seen in sports activities, and I like sports activities. These are the boys who gave us some of the storied athletic wins of all time."

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U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by the 1980 U.S. Olympic males’s ice hockey crew, holds up a invoice to honor the crew within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Dec. 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)

The crew members wore the hats they donned on the 1980 opening ceremony, and crew captain Mike Eruzione rewarded Trump with a duplicate.

"Extra importantly, I do not suppose phrases can clarify how proud we're for what you've got accomplished for our crew. The glory you've got bestowed upon our crew is unimaginable."

Goaltender Jim Craig thanked Trump for "the braveness you present the nation each single day and for making our nation secure once more."

"The delight we felt in 1980 was unimaginable, and we're beginning to really feel that once more because of your management," added Invoice Baker.

"My dad, he believed. He believed within the American hockey participant, he believed in his nation, he liked this crew, he liked his nation. I want he was right here, but it surely's an honor to symbolize him."

Hockey: 1980 Winter Olympics: Total view of Workforce USA gamers celebrating on the ice after profitable their medal spherical sport vs. the USSR at Olympic Fieldhouse within the Olympic Heart. Miracle on Ice. The scene occurred in Lake Placid, New York, on Feb. 22, 1980. (Eric Schweikardt /Sports activities Illustrated by way of Getty Photographs)

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Herb Brooks' son, Dan, was additionally in attendance.

Trump signed H.R. 452, which awarded "Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic males's ice hockey crew in recognition of the crew's achievement on the 1980 Winter Olympic Video games."

The crew, which featured amateurs and school gamers, accomplished the "Miracle on Ice" in a surprising upset over the Soviets, who had been thought-about the favorites and a world powerhouse for years. The victory catapulted the Individuals for an opportunity to win gold, which the Stars and Stripes achieved by defeating Finland two days later.

The Soviets had famously walloped the USA in a pre-Olympic exhibition sport at Madison Sq. Backyard, however the Individuals bought scorching on the proper time. Within the sport, the Russians famously benched longtime beginning goalie Vladislav Tretiak after he allowed a objective with only a second left within the first interval that tied the sport at two.

The Individuals trailed, 3-2, coming into the third, however Mark Johnson tied the sport halfway via the ultimate interval. Lower than two minutes later, Eruzione scored what was ultimately the game-winning objective and was mobbed on the ice.

Mike Eruzione on the 1980 Winter Olympics. (Picture by Heinz Kluetmeier /Disney Normal Leisure Content material by way of Getty Photographs)

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The "Miracle on Ice" comes from Al Michaels' well-known play-by-play name, through which he rhetorically requested viewers, "Do you imagine in miracles?" He answered his personal query with an emphatic, "Sure!"