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It is a competition that is held every 4 years. Each country has athletes that compete in many events, and they want their country to be superior to others.

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One way they competed is the U.S vs Soviet Union in Hockey game. They competed against each other in 1980. The Soviets were favored heavily after beating the U.S in the expedition game 10-3. The final score was 4-3 and it was known as the miracle on ice.

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In 1952 when the soviets joined they joined to show their dominance. Especially against the U.S, this created a rivalry that would last throughout the year 1988.

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The Soviets wanted to move all foreign cultural influences and be dominant in most athletic competitions. The U.S wanted to grow its presence around the world. They both wanted to dominate first Europe later the world. The Soviets first strong performance had the U.S in concern towards the Cold war.

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They still compete for their countries, but it does not mean as much to them as it used to. Winning the Olympics was a huge deal; it meant your country had power and was dominant.

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In 1952 when all the countries including the Soviet Union joined the U.S ended up winning the Olympics. They were dominant that year and now have been dominant for a while.

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The USSR saw it as an opportunity to display their power. The U.S wanted to show their dominance for their country just like how they wanted to have democracy in the Cold War.

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In 1952 when the Soviets joined there were only 149 events in 17 sports. Now in the most recent Olympics there were 339 events and 33 sports. The games have almost tripled in size and the people as well. Going from 4,955 to 11,656.

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On September 5th, 8 terrorists invaded the village. They killed two members and held 9 members hostage of the Israeli Olympic team.  The group was known as the Black September.

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This affected the olympics because 65 nations decided to not participate in the olympics. Still 80 countries sent athletes to compete.

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The miracle on ice was important because it gave a lot of hope to the United States and their citizens that they were the more dominant country.

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Boycotting is avoiding or withdrawing from something. In 1980 the United States boycotted the Olympics in response to the Soviet Union's invasion in Afghanistan. It was hosted by Moscow. In 1984 the Soviet Union claimed after the protests and physical attacks, that they would not be safe to compete in Los Angeles.