With the events that were going on in the United States and the Cold War taking place, this was more than just a hockey game for many. The US was going through a time where the economy was awful and people needed something to take there mind off what was going on and the Olympics are an event many follow to support there country. The game with Russia was big for the US because Russia had been the dominant team for many years while the US had struggled and because of the Cold War between US and Russia. A few scenes where I felt nationalism were when the crowd was chanting USA before the beginning of the last period and when the player said he played for the United States of America instead of his college. I think the nationalism I felt could be the same the Palestinians felt. While what they did is clearly wrong, the Palestinians view the terrorists similar to how the United States views the 1980 US hockey team.