Of Miracles and Men

Episode aired Feb 8, 2015
TV-GTV-G
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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The story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or has it? On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet nation... Read allThe story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or has it? On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. Americans c... Read allThe story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or has it? On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. Americans couldn't help but believe in miracles that night, and when the members of Team USA won the ... Read all

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

956

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Director
- Jonathan Hock
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9/10

Perhaps it should have been called "The Rise and Fall of Soviet Hockey".

While the title focuses specifically on the Soviet hockey team's loss at the 1980 Olympics, this really is NOT what the show is about at all. Sure, much of it DOES focus on this game but it also talks a lot about the creation and evolution of the team both before and after this infamous game. I point this out because JUST talking about the 1980 Olympic hockey loss would be a bit boring--especially since this is a very long "30 for 30" documentary! Overall, it's actually very interesting and perhaps the only comprehensive look at the Red Army's hockey program--reason enough to see it. But it's also extremely well made (like nearly all "30 for 30" shows) and interesting throughout.

Interestingly, my oldest daughter sat with me and watched this show...and she hates sports. She didn't adore it but did find it informative and interesting.

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