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Medalists

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Alpine skiing

Men Women

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men Women

Figure skating

Individual Mixed

Ice hockey

Summary ;Roster * Bill Baker – A *

Neal Broten Neal LaMoy Broten (born November 29, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey player. A member of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980, Broten was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in ...

* Dave Christian *

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* Jim Craig *

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– C * John Harrington * Steve Janaszak * Mark Johnson *

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The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. ----

Luge

Men Women

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Men Women

References

Official Olympic Reports

Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com
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