“Do you believe in miracles?”

Al Michaels’ famous call—maybe the most famous in all of sports—resonates beyond one hockey match. Do we believe in underdogs, freedom and the American way of life? Even watching replays today, we all join Michaels to answer a resounding, “Yes!”

For many Americans, the 1980 Miracle on Ice was the beginning of hockey’s history in the US. Youth leagues exploded, the NHL expanded,and indoor ice rinks spread to every corner of the country.

But 20 years earlier, the few Americans tuned in to the first-ever televised Olympic Games saw a remarkably similar sight. On February 27th, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, the underrated US hockey team stunned the defending Olympic champion Soviet sextet en route to an undefeated march for Olympic gold.

It’s a story that shares many connections with the 1980 Miracle team, but the 1960 team also had its own unique challenges. The team had never beaten the Soviets, the Canadians had dominated the sport for decades, and internal dissent threatened to rip the team apart from within.

By winning seven games in ten days, the 1960 team achieved something that has still never been matched by an American hockey team: an unblemished record in an Olympiad. But for all the greatness of the 1960 US Olympic team, they remain a footnote in the history books. It’s a triumph that could aptly be called a “Forgotten Miracle.”