<Tr> <Th> Scoring leader (s) </Th> <Td> Milan Nový (15 points) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 1976 1984 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, U.S.A., was the 14th Olympic Championship . Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24 . The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle on Ice". Games were held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse . </P> <P> The Olympics came at a difficult time for Soviet--U.S. relations, as they were deep in the Cold War . Only months before the games began, the USSR had invaded Afghanistan, and there was speculation that the Soviet Union might not be allowed to compete in these Olympics . The Soviet Union did compete in the Lake Placid games, but the United States and 65 other nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow later that year . </P>

Who won the gold medal for men's ice hockey in 1980