Miracle on Ice, February 22, 1980, Lake Placid, NY. July 2, 2015 720 × 511 The Biggest Baddest Most American Photo Gallery You’ll Ever See As USSR backup Goalie Vladislav Tretjak (20) contemplates his team’s loss, Team USA celebrate their 4-3 upset defeat of the Soviets at the XIII Winter Olympics on February 22, 1980, at Lake Placid, N.Y.