To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Congress finds the team beat the Soviet Union 4-3
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Team USA, comprised of collegiate players, defeated the defending Olympic champion the Soviet Union 4-3 on February 22, 1980, in the final round of the 1980 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament.”
The second of the section's ten findings, and the game the Act is named for. Congress records the score, the date and the round, and states that the American players were collegiate while the Soviet team was the defending Olympic champion.
What the document actually says
“Team USA, comprised of collegiate players, defeated the defending Olympic champion the Soviet Union 4-3 on February 22, 1980, in the final round of the 1980 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament.”
That sentence, in plain words
Team USA beat the Soviet Union by 4 goals to 3. The date was February 22, 1980. The Soviets had won the last Winter Games.
What this is about
The Americans were college players. Most were still in school. The Soviet team was made up of grown men who played all year.
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