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Rousing echoes of U!S!A!
E.M. Swift
December 19, 1983
It was like '80 all over again as the U.S. Olympic team beat the Soviets 5-4
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December 19, 1983

Rousing Echoes Of U!s!a!

It was like '80 all over again as the U.S. Olympic team beat the Soviets 5-4

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"To let in two goals at the end like that and then have your team get you another shows a lot of heart," Behrend said afterward. "Let's keep this in perspective. We didn't win a gold medal tonight. But it's nice to beat [the Soviets] in Lake Placid. It's good for everybody, not just our team, but everyone in the country. It's nice to beat the Soviet Union. You don't do it that often."

But the feeling lasts.

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