Today in sports history: Feb. 24
The United States hockey team wins the gold medal with a 4-2 victory over Finland at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. See more sports moments from this date:
1980: US hockey team beats Finland to capture Olympic gold at Lake Placid
1980 — The United States hockey team wins the gold medal with a 4-2 victory over Finland at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Fans and USA hockey team members react to the 4-2 win over Finland during the Olympic games in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Feb. 24, 1980. (AP Photo)
1985: Jim Kelly throws for USFL-record 574 yards, 5 TDs
1985 — Jim Kelly of the Houston Gamblers passes for a USFL-record 574 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-33 comeback-win over the Los Angeles Express. Kelly completes 35 of 54 passes, including three for touchdowns in the final 10 minutes.
Jim Kelly, football player quarterback for the Houston Gamblers, in action against Oakland Invaders on March 10, 1985. (AP Photo)
2006: Julia Mancuso earns a stunning victory in the giant slalom
2006 — Julia Mancuso earns a stunning victory in the giant slalom to salvage a disappointing Olympics for the U.S. women in their final Alpine event of the Turin Games. Mancuso gives the American women their first Olympic Alpine medal since Picabo Street’s gold in the super-G at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Julia Mancuso of the United States celebrates after clinching the gold medal in the Women’s Giant Slalom at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Colle, Italy, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
2018: Ester Ledecka wins second leg of an unheard-of Olympic snowboard/skiing double
2018 — Ester Ledecka wins the second leg of an unheard-of Olympic double, taking the gold medal in snowboarding’s parallel giant slalom to go with her surprise skiing victory in the Alpine super-G earlier in the games. The Czech star is the first to win gold medals in both sports.
Gold medal winner Ester Ledecka, of the Czech Republic, crosses the finish line during the women’s parallel giant slalom final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
2018: US wins Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in decisive upset of Sweden
2018 — The United States wins the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a decisive upset of Sweden. John Shuster skips the United States to a 10-7 victory for only the second curling medal in U.S. history.
United States’s skip John Shuster reacts during the men’s final curling match against Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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