answers: the Soviet Union
context: they would each play the Soviet Union and Finland to determine the final rankings. The United States vs USSR game, called the "Miracle on Ice" in the United States, is the best-remembered game of the tournament. The United States was down by a goal entering the third period then scored two to win 4–3. Their 4–2 victory over Finland, in the penultimate game of the tournament, earned the United States the gold medal. Due to the format, had Finland defeated the United States, then the Soviet Union would have earned the Gold Medal, with Finland earning the Silver and the </s> 2012 IIHF World Championship Final The 2012 IIHF World Championship Final was played at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, on 20 May 2012 between Russia and Slovakia. Russia won the gold medal by defeating Slovakia 6–2. Slovakia and Russia faced each other in the 2002 Championship final; that game ended 4–3 in favour of the Slovaks, who captured the team's only gold medal in World Championship history. The 2012 final was Slovakia's third final in history, and their first since 2002. Russia made their fourth final appearance in five years. Russia had won twenty-five gold medals (three as Russia) </s> Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Rosters The ice hockey team rosters at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players: Glenn Anderson, Warren Anderson, Ken Berry, Dan D'Alvise, Ron Davidson, John Devaney, Bob Dupuis, Joe Grant, Randy Gregg, Dave Hindmarch, Paul MacLean, Kevin Maxwell, Jim Nill, Terry O'Malley, Paul Pageau, Brad Pirie, Kevin Primeau, Don Spring, Tim Watters, Stelio Zupancich Jiří Bubla, Milan Chalupa, Vítězslav Ďuriš, Miroslav Dvořák, Bohuslav Ebermann, Miroslav Fryčer, Karel Holý, František Kaberle, Arnold Kadlec, Jiří Králík, Karel Lang, Vincent Lukáč, Vladimír Martinec, Jan Neliba, Jiří Novák, Milan Nový, Jaroslav Pouzar, Anton Šťastný,
question: who did the usa defeat to win the gold medal in ice hockey in 1980