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'Do you believe in miracles?' Holograms bring famous 1980 hockey game to life in Lake Placid

On Thursday, Beermaker Michelob Ultra brought a holographic Miracle on Ice replay to a sold-out Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, using state-of-the-art technology on the original 1980 ice.
Designed to bring fans back, the Legends Series was a distinct presentation, with Ricardo Marques, Michelob Ultra representative, saying `Many, many months of planning went into this because this, this moment is unique`.
Returning players Jim Craig, Mark Johnson and Mike Eruzione appeared, with Johnson saying `I find it extremely enjoyable just from the standpoint that, so long ago, obviously we did something special, but even coming back at our ages, we're a little bit more gray than we were back then, it just brings back memories`, and attendees were visibly emotional.
The recreation underscored how the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey victory lifted spirits amid the Iran hostage crisis, economic turmoil and the Cold War, reshaping American hockey and world politics.
For the first time in nearly 50 years the Miracle on Ice returned to Herb Brooks Arena, recreating the medal-round clash between the Soviet Union squad and Team USA with cutting-edge technology for future Legends Series events.

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