'Miracle on Ice' legend shares advice for Team USA women's hockey ahead of gold medal game

Team USA and Canada volition reignite their bitter rivalry connected Thursday successful the golden medal crippled successful women’s crystal hockey astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics.

All eyes volition beryllium connected the Americans erstwhile the puck drops successful Milan, Italy, astatine 1:10 p.m. ET. "Miracle connected Ice" prima Jim Craig volition beryllium among those watching.

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Jim Craig celebrates Team USA's triumph implicit USSR connected Feb. 22, 1980.  (Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

He shared immoderate proposal for the women’s squad up of the game.

"As the women of Team USA spell for gold, retrieve — the infinitesimal isn't bigger than you. You've prepared for this," helium wrote connected X. "Trust the work. Trust each other. Compete with heart.

"When you play for the sanction connected the beforehand of the jersey, thing is possible."

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United States' Caroline Harvey (4) shoots during the 2nd play of a women's crystal hockey quarterfinal lucifer betwixt the United States and Italy astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Craig was the netminder for Team USA erstwhile the U.S. won golden successful the 1980 Winter Olympics, upsetting the Soviet Union and topping Finland for the gold.

It hasn’t been the aforesaid strife for the women’s broadside arsenic they person mostly been successful cruise power during the Olympics this clip around. The Americans outscored their opponents successful radical play, 16-1, including a 5-0 triumph implicit Canada connected Feb. 10.

In the tourney portion, Team USA has outscored their opponents 11-0.

U.S. players observe aft a semifinal lucifer of women's crystal hockey betwixt the United States and Sweden astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.  (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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The U.S. volition look to seizure golden successful a revenge infinitesimal from the 2022 Beijing Games. Canada topped the U.S., 3-2, successful that game. The U.S. and Canada person squared disconnected successful each golden medal crippled since the 2010 Olympics successful Canada.

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