ESPN, in their 30 for 30 series, has taken a refreshing approach to the Miracle on Ice. Or has it? Directed by Jonathan Hock. The story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. The story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or has it? On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. ESPN Films today announced a new 30 for 30 documentary, “Of Miracles and Men,” that will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. But there was another, unchronicled side to the Miracle On Ice. With Anastasia Fetisov, Slava Fetisov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vitaly Melik-Karamov. ET on ESPN. In the 30 for 30 film "Of Miracles and Men," director Jonathan Hock ("The Best That Never Was" and "Survive and Advance") explores the scope of the "Miracle on Ice" through the Soviet lens.

On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. When ESPN announced that 30 For 30 would tackling the 1980 Olympic hockey tournament—the “Miracle On Ice” here in the United States—the press release touted it as an unprecedented look at the Soviet side of the rink, explaining how it felt for one of the most accomplished amateur teams in history to lose to the underdog Americans, at the height of the Cold War no less. With Of Miracles and Men , airing Sunday night, they have told the story from the point of …