Washington — President Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team — famous for defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" — at a bill signing Friday to award congressional medals in the team's honor.

The legislation the president signed Friday awarded all of the players with Congressional Gold Medals to recognize the 45th anniversary of the U.S. victory at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, with the former players standing behind the president in cowboy hats. The bill passed the House and Senate in September.

"We're delighted to be joined today by true legends of American sports history, heroes for the entire nation, the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team," the president said after signing the bill. "This was one of the biggest moments that I've ever seen

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