Fox News Rundown Extra: Why Mike Eruzione Still Believes The 'Miracle on Ice' Still Matters 40 Years Later

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 22 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today marks the 40th anniversary of an iconic moment in sports. On February 22nd, 1980, the United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in what is considered one of the most remarkable upsets in Olympic history. The shocking win inspired the most memorable lines in U.S. sports broadcasting history, “do you believe in miracles?” Mike Eruzione was there. On the Ice. Celebrating the historic win with his team as they proudly waved the American flag. Eruzione sat with host Dave Anthony to look back that incredible moment and discuss what it meant to him and the country at the time. He also reflects on scoring the game-winning goal and the fame that followed. The conversation was long and our original segment only featured portions of everything he shared with us. On The Fox News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire conversation with Mike Eruzione. He discusses how the “miracle on ice” changed his life and why Americans still have fond memories of that incredible victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:10.2	Clay, share, and of course listen listen to the quiz at the quiz.
0:14.0	Fox.
0:15.0	This is the Fox News rundown, Extra.
0:19.0	I'm Dave Anthony. Today is an anniversary. We take you back 40 years to something I watched as a kid and you might have two if you're old enough.
0:33.8	A game that was more than a game.
0:36.7	Team USA beat the Soviet Union 4-3 and a huge Olympic upset at Lake Placid in New York.
0:45.0	It came during the height of the Cold War.
0:47.5	Tension with the Soviets was escalating.
0:50.1	They had invaded Afghanistan, and two days before this big game a US ultimatum for the
0:56.0	Soviets to withdraw from that country expired and not long after the US pulled out and boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
1:08.0	Now Friday in our rundown podcast we talked to team Captain Michael Ruseoni.
1:12.0	He scored the tie-breaking goal
1:14.7	that ended up the game winner. The conversation was way too long for us to
1:19.6	include it all, so today, exactly 40 years to the day after we beat our arch rivals, a team many considered
1:26.2	unbeatable, will let you hear the entire interview.
1:30.3	We talk about the game, we talk about his goal. Remember though, that win did not give the US the gold medal.
1:38.4	They had to play one more game. And he'll talk about how they were losing that one too and had to come back.
1:44.2	Hope you enjoy it.
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