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...hell of a job," commented Harvard hockey coach Bill Cleary, one of the heroes at Squaw Valley. "It's a great thrill for those kids and they certainly deserve...
...wild celebration ensued--sticks flying, flags waving--as the final buzzer marked this country's most spectacular hockey feat since another bunch of unknowns pulled in a gold 20 years ago at Squaw Valley, Calif. But there was no joy in Moscow: the Soviet Union, heavy favorites until the upset by the United States Friday night, were left with the silver...
Trying to emulate their predecessors of 20 years ago--who knocked off the Soviets and went on to take the gold at the Squaw Valley, Calif., games--the United States plays Finland Sunday afternoon in the final day of medals round competition...
...their village. Over and over they trooped to meetings of the International Olympic Committee and submitted proposals, only to be snubbed for such fashionable Alpine resorts as Cortina and Innsbruck. When the I.O.C. agreed on an American site for 1960, the nod went to the Sierra Nevadas and Squaw Valley, but still the Lake Placid boosters kept returning, a shade from the Olympics' past that refused to be put to rest...
Most of the athletes at Squaw Valley would probably have had difficulty making the Olympics today. Training, techniques and equipment are more sophisticated, and times are dramatically faster for speed events. Sadly, though, many 1980 Olympians may wind up remembering the sacrifice more than the joy. Says Pitou, now a travel agent: "The kids aren't having fun any more. They're training to death." The real winners may not be the ones who leave Lake Placid with gold but the ones who take away golden memories. Speed Skater Bill Disney won only a silver at Squaw Valley...