Teams in the Olympic hockey competition line up for the national anthems at the presentation ceremony for the winners of the gold (U.S.), silver (Soviet Union) and bronze (Sweden) medals.

The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow stand as one of the most desolate moments in Olympic history. While the event aimed to celebrate athletic prowess and international ...

First Soviet Olympic luge champion Vera Zozulya won her gold in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York MOSCOW, January 28. /ITAR-TASS/. The Sochi Olympics ...

An international argument between Poland and the USSR nearly erupted due to an unusual triumphant gesture from the pole vault champion at the 1980 Olympics. Władysław Kozakiewicz's beaming face and ...

Just over a week ago, at an international hockey tournament in Moscow, the Russian national team invaded the ice wearing the uniform of the Soviet national team and the inscription on the chest ...

The Soviet Union tops the all-time list with 62 gold medals won in Olympic wrestling. Among current countries, the United States leads with 57 gold medals. Who has the most medals in Olympic wrestling ...

Few people know the intense emotions of international sports rivalries better than Mike Eruzione, who scored the game-winning goal for the U.S. against the heavily favored Soviet Union during the ...

Millions of Americans who watched Team USA lose an overtime thriller to rival Canada in the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off hockey championship this week got a taste of what it was like in 1980 ...

Millions of Americans who watched Team USA lose an overtime thriller to rival Canada in the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off hockey championship this week got a taste of what it was like in 1980 — but ...