| 1980 WINTER OLYMPICS Lake Placid, New York Tape 1 — Two hours (ABC/good) ICE HOCKEY Round robin — United States vs. Sweden (highlights) Round robin — Czechoslovakia vs. United States (second and third periods) Round robin — Norway vs. United States (second and third periods) Tape 2 — Two hours (ABC/good) ICE HOCKEY Round robin — United States vs. Romania (parts of) Round robin — West Germany vs. United States (parts of) Medal round — Soviet Union vs. United States (Part 1) Tape 3 — Two hours (ABC/good) ICE HOCKEY Medal round — Soviet Union vs. United States (Part 2) Medal round — United States vs. Finland (Part 1) Tape 4 — Two hours (ABC/good) ICE HOCKEY Medal round — United States vs. Finland (Part 2) Medal ceremony; aftermath coverage 1984 SUMMER OLYMPICS Los Angeles Tape 1 — Two hours, 40 minutes (ABC/very good) MEN'S TRACK & FIELD 100 meters — Early rounds, semifinals, finals, medal ceremony; Carl Lewis (USA) victorious WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD 3,000 meters — Finals; controversial race involving Mary Decker (USA) and Zola Budd (GBR) MEN'S BASKETBALL Round robin — United States vs. Canada MEN'S SWIMMING 400-meter individual medley — Heats, finals; Alex Baumann (CAN) gold medalist 200-meter breaststroke — Finals; Victor Davis (CAN) sets world and Olympic record 200-meter individual medley — Heats WOMEN'S SWIMMING 200-meter breaststroke — Finals; Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) swims to win 4x100-meter medley relay — Finals; United States claims victory Tape 2 — Three hours (ABC/very good) MEN'S SWIMMING 200-meter individual medley — Heat 5, finals; Baumann wins another gold 4x100-meter medley relay — Finals; U.S. cruises to gold medal WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Individual all-around — Finals; Mary Lou Retton (USA) becomes a household name MEN'S BASKETBALL Gold medal game — United States vs. Spain MEN'S TRACK & FIELD 3,000-meter steeplechase — Finals WRESTLING (Freestyle) Super heavyweight — Finals; Bruce Baumgartner (USA) beats future Winnipeg Blue Bomber Bob Molle (CAN) BOXING Heavyweight — Finals; Henry Tillman (USA) edges Willie DeWit (CAN) for gold Light middleweight — Finals; Frank Tate (USA) outpunches Shawn O'Sullivan (CAN) to win NEWS/FEATURES Feature on U.S. water polo team; feature on Olympic revenues; update on Mary Decker situation Tape 3 — Two hours, 40 minutes (ABC/good) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Gold medal game — Korea vs. United States WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Gold medal match — United States vs. China BOXING Light heavyweight — Preliminaries; Evander Holyfield (USA) knocks out Sylvanus Okello (KEN) in first round Welterweight — Preliminaries; Mark Breland (USA) scores first-round KO against Genaro Leon (MEX) Super heavyweight — Preliminaries; Tyrell Biggs (USA) unanimous decision over Lennox Lewis (CAN) MEN'S WATER POLO Medal round report — United States vs. Australia; West Germany vs. Yugoslavia MEN'S BASKETBALL Semifinal game — United States vs. Canada (first half only) MEN'S TRACK & FIELD Pole vault — Finals; Pierre Quinon (FRA) edges Mike Tully (USA) for gold medal MEN'S DIVING 3-meter springboard — Finals WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD 3,000 meters — Semifinals; Zola Budd (GBR) qualifies for final and destiny date with Mary Decker MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Semifinal match — United States vs. Canada Tape 4 — Two hours, 40 minutes (ABC/good) MEN'S SOCCER Italy vs. Brazil JUDO Middleweight — Finals; Peter Seisenbacher (AUS) defeats Robert Berland (USA) WRESTLING (Freestyle) Super heavyweight — Preliminaries; Bruce Baumgartner (USA) pins Ayhan Taskin (TUR) Light heavyweight — Ed Banach (USA) wins prelim match, then beats Akira Ohta (JPN) for gold medal Paperweight — Finals; Robert Weaver (USA) pins Takashi Irie (JPN) Featherweight — Finals; Randy Lewis (USA) technical superiority over Kosei Akaishi (JPN) MEN'S TEAM HANDBALL Round robin — Korea vs. United States SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Duet — Finals; Candy Costie and Tracey Ruiz (USA) win gold WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD 200 meters — Finals; Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) sprints to gold medal BOXING Light flyweight — Preliminaries; Paul Gonzales (USA) unanimous decision over Jose Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) Featherweight — Preliminaries; Meldrick Taylor (USA) unanimous decision against Omar Catari Peraza (VEN) Lightweight — Preliminaries; Pernell Whitaker (USA) unanimous decision over Chil-Sung Chun (KOR) Welterweight — Preliminaries; Mark Breland (USA) unanimous decision against Luciano Bruno (ITA) Light heavyweight — Preliminaries; Controversial DQ for Evander Holyfield (USA) against Kevin Barry (NZL) RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS The sport makes its Olympic debut |
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| OLYMPIC GAMES SPOTLIGHT |
| Miracle workers I'm in my early thirties, and I've long said that the United States hockey team's victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics is the most important sporting event in my lifetime. The tremendous upset lifted the spirit of an entire nation. I still remember the stories about people in their cars pulling to the side of the road, honking their horns and getting out to dance and cheer at the news of the victory. At the time, the economy was slumping, and the hostages were in Iran. But the kids on the ice re-affirmed the power of American dedication and hard work at a time their country desperately needed a pick-me-up. Sports Illustrated named the team Sportsmen of the Year for 1980, and the title of the accompanying story was most appropriate: "A Reminder Of What We Can Be." |
| Yes, we will always believe in miracles: The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team celebrates its stunning medal-round victory against the Soviet Union. |
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