Congress finds the team beat Finland to win the gold medal
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 Finland to win the gold medal
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Team USA defeated Finland 4-2 in its final game to win the gold medal, its first gold medal since 1960 in men's ice hockey.”
The fifth of the section's ten findings. It records that the Soviet game was not the last one: the team beat Finland 4-2 in its final game, and that win took the gold medal, the first in men's ice hockey since 1960.
What the document actually says
“Team USA defeated Finland 4-2 in its final game to win the gold medal, its first gold medal since 1960 in men's ice hockey.”
That sentence, in plain words
Team USA beat Finland by 4 goals to 2. That was the last game. The win gave them the gold medal.
What this is about
Beating the Soviets did not win the games. One more game was left. The last gold before this one came in 1960.
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