Trump Dons Cowboy Look As He Honours ‘Miracle On Ice’ Team At White House

President Donald Trump on Friday honored members of the US men’s ice hockey team who defeated their Soviet rivals in the iconic “Miracle on Ice” at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Trump hosted the players in the Oval Office and signed a bill to award congressional medals in the team’s honor. All were wearing white cowboy hats, and Trump briefly donned one, too.

The team wore the hats during the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics.

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“This was one of the biggest moments that I’ve ever seen in sports … These are the men that gave us one of the most

storied athletic wins of all time,” Trump said.

The event brought together 13 members of the gold medal-winning squad, including captain Mike Eruzione, goaltender Jim Craig and forward Buzz Schneider. The son of late coach Herb Brooks was also present.

Ken Morrow, one of the team’s members, told Trump that the “USA! USA!” chant, now common at Trump rallies, originated in Lake Placid. “That’s right! I tried to take credit for that,” Trump responded.

Captain Eruzione praised his team for not only defeating the Soviets but also securing victory in the final against Finland, saying many of them take great pride in knowing they “closed the deal.”

The squad of US college players ended the Soviets’ reign as four-time Olympic champions with a 4-3 triumph that many consider the greatest upset in the history of sport.

The US defeated the Soviet team 4–3 in the semifinals and went on to win the gold medal two days later against Finland.

The game captured the nation’s imagination amid the intense Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. The American players were inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983.