Top sports moments: Miracle on Ice

Miracles do happen, and proof of that is what happened back at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in the USA, where the home team defeated the Soviet Union by 4-3.

It was the Cold War times, and that made it even more interesting for US and Russian sports betting fans alike.

The Russians were ranked number one and had won 6 gold medals and one bronze at the past 6 Olympics, while the USA were ranked at 7 and were considered a huge underdog to the Soviet Union.

At that time, Hockey was bigger in Canada than in the USA, and the American team was made of amateur collegiate players, while the Russians all played professionally in a well-developed league with outstanding facilities.

Such match was voted as the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century by Sports Illustrated, and in 2004, ESPN declare the game to be the top sport headline moment between 1979 and 2004.