At the 1998 Winter Olympics, women’s ice hockey made its Olympic debut — and Team USA made history.

The United States defeated rival Canada to capture the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, launching a legacy of excellence and one of the fiercest rivalries in international sport.

Behind disciplined defense, clutch scoring, and standout goaltending from Sarah Tueting, the Americans secured a 3–1 victory that forever changed the landscape of the sport and elevated women’s hockey on the global stage.

The 1998 gold medal was more than a championship — it marked a turning point for visibility, opportunity, and growth in women’s athletics worldwide.

In this episode of Sports History Daily, we explore:

• How women’s hockey reached the Olympic stage
• Team USA’s path to the gold medal game
• The defining moments of the 3–1 victory over Canada
• Why Nagano 1998 reshaped the future of the sport

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On December 5, 2017, the International Olympic Committee handed down one of the most dramatic punishments in modern sports history—banning Russia from the 2018 Winter Games after uncovering a massive state-sponsored doping program. On this episode of Sports History Daily, we break down the whistleblowers, the lab swaps, the investigation, and the unprecedented ruling that reshaped the Olympic movement.

On this day in sports history, Eric Heiden launched one of the greatest individual performances in Olympic history.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Heiden won the 500-meter speed skating event in an Olympic record time of 38.03 seconds — the first gold medal in what would become an unprecedented five-gold-medal sweep.

Over the course of the Lake Placid Games, Heiden captured gold in:

• 500m
• 1,000m
• 1,500m
• 5,000m
• 10,000m

No Winter Olympian before or since has won five individual gold medals in a single Games. Even more remarkable? He did it across sprint and endurance distances — a range rarely mastered by one athlete.

While the “Miracle on Ice” often defines the 1980 Olympics, Eric Heiden’s dominance on the speed skating oval stands as one of the greatest Olympic achievements of all time.

In this episode of Sports History Daily, we break down:

• The historic 500m Olympic record
• Why Heiden’s versatility was nearly impossible
• How his sweep compares to other Olympic legends
• Why his 1980 performance still matters today

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