When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. For the hundreds of American athletes who missed out on their ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEXSTAR) — As the world gets ready for the Beijing Games, some may wonder why the International Olympic Committee picked China as the location for the Winter Olympics. Hosting an ...
A wait of 45 years ended when a group of Olympians who defied pressure to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games were recognized in ...
In 1980, there were two hockey shocks at the Olympics. In February, an unfancied team of American college players beat the Soviets en route to ice hockey gold at the Winter Games in Lake Placid. They ...
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