what a day. the indianapolis 500 ended up a rain shortened race. buddy rice won it when the race was shortened to 175 laps (i think that many) to rain. the race was delayed twice for over 4 hours. at least the coca cola 600 went accordingly. jimmie johnson won that race. not quite 1100 miles of racing. boy am i wiped.
Ice hockey at the 1980 winter Olympics
This tournament went from February 12-24, 1980. 12 teams played. The Olympic Fieldhouse and Olympic Arena hosted the games. Canada hockey team returns and finishes 6th. Tournament best remembered for the "miracle on ice" as the United States beat the Soviet Union before beating Finland to win gold. They had also beat Czechoslovakia and tied Sweden. Their roster fielded exclusively amateur players. The United States, as mentioned, won gold, Soviet Union the silver and Sweden the bronze. Next is the 1984 tournament in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦).
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