Key Highlights
- has only won gold twice.
- Current Olympian Brock Nelson had family members on both successful teams. His grandfather, Bill Christian, and his great uncle, Roger Christian, were both members of the 1960 team, which captured the program’s first-ever gold medal.
- His uncle, Dave Christian, was on the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” squad before playing 1,009 games in the NHL. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Lots of tears,” Nelson told Team USA’s content team of the phone call with his now-88-year-old grandfather.
- “I could hear him get choked up on the phone.
- It meant a lot just because he’s been such a great role model.