A bunch of guys who’s average age was 21 beating a Russian team who arguably could have stayed intact and played in the NHL. There is no comparison. A number of people picked the U.S. to win the Gold this year.
Interestingly, the U.S. went into that tournament as the seventh-ranked team in the world and they were considered a long shot to win a medal, but Herb Brooks had privately told his friends in the hockey world that he thought the team was good enough to win at least a bronze medal.