Unused ticket for the gold-medal hockey game between the United States and Finland during the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics, which took place at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on February 24, 1980. The ticket measures 7.5″ x 2.5″ and is issued as Section 21, Row F, and Seat 3. In very fine condition.
Two days after beating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice," on February 24, 1980, the Americans played in the gold medal game at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Team USA beat Finland, 4-2, by coming from behind with three goals in the third period to win the gold. Phil Verchota, Robby McClanahan, and Mark Johnson each scored in the third to give the Americans their first gold medal in hockey since 1960.
