olympic games, 1980 (lake placid, n.y.)

Dramatizes the events of the 1980 Olympic victory of the U.S. hockey team, led by determined coach Herb Brooks, over the much-favored Soviet Union.

Profiles the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey playoff between the United States and the Soviet Union and also chronicles major political events in the U.S. such as the assassination of John Kennedy, Vietnam, resignation of Nixon, Iran Hostage crisis, and oil crisis of 1973.

Examines the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, their coach, Herb Brooks, and their determination to win the gold medal against the seasoned veterans of the Soviet Union and traces the paths of the players and coach since 1980.