Object Details
- Verchota, Phil
- associated institution
- U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
- Bauer
- Description
- These skates were worn by Phil Verchota (number 27), a member of the underdog 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that astounded the world by capturing the Gold Medal at Lake Placid, New York. While it was the win against the Finns that cinched the Gold, the defeat of the Soviet team in the semifinals — known as the "miracle on ice" — captured the hearts and imaginations of Americans during a time of cold war tensions.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- Credit Line
- Sports Illustrated
- 1980
- ID Number
- 1984.0940.04
- accession number
- 1984.0940
- catalog number
- 1984.0940.04
- Object Name
- ice skates, hockey
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- nylon (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 11 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 29.845 cm
- place made
- Canada
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Ice Hockey
- Amateur
- Sports
- Olympics
- related event
- Olympic Winter Games: Lake Placid, 1980
- Record ID
- nmah_681121
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-83f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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