Members of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. hockey team are adding to their medal stash.
Friday, President Donald Trump signed legislation awarding congressional gold medals to the legendary Americans who scored an upset victory over a powerful Soviet team at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid , New York, and went on to win Olympic gold.
Calling the team “true legends of American sports history” and “heroes for the entire nation,” the president said they were responsible for “one of the biggest moments I’ve ever seen in sports. And I like sports.”
At the Oval Office ceremony, Trump briefly joined the Olympians and their family members in wearing a white cowboy hat that was part of the Team USA uniform in the Opening Ceremonies for the 1980 Games.
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