Sunday is the 35th anniversary of USA’s 4-3 win against the Soviets at the 1980 Olympic Games. It’s been called the Miracle on Ice.

Here is primer for sorting out common mistakes from the truth about the events surrounding the greatest upset in sports history:

1. USA beat the Soviets to win the gold medal.

Truth: After beating the Soviets 4-3, the Americans still had to beat Finland to win the gold. The Americans won that game 4-2. Had they lost that game, the Americans would not have even won a medal.

2. Mike Eruzione was USA’s star.

Truth: He was the team’s captain, and he scored the most important goal in American hockey history when he delivered the game-winner against the Soviets. He was the hero of the win against the Soviets. But five teammates out-scored Eruzione on the U.S. squad. Mark Johnson led the team in scoring with five goals and 11 points in seven games

3. More than 32 million Americans watched this game live on ABC in prime time.

Truth: The game was played at 5 p.m. and broadcast later on tape delay. The Soviets turned down a request to play the game at 8 p.m. About 32.4 million people watched the tape broadcast.

4. Coach Herb Brooks landed every player he wanted on that U.S. team.

Truth: He wanted Joe Mullen, but Mullen decided to turn pro with the St. Louis Blues. Don Waddell, now president of the Carolina Hurricanes, may have made the team had he not broken his leg early in the selection process.

5. USA won every game in the tournament.

Truth: The Americans and Swedes tied 2-2 in the opening game. To earn that tie, defenseman Bill Baker had to score with 27 seconds remaining. That tie was a major morale booster for the team because the Americans hadn’t known success against the Swedes in many years.

6. The Americans were simply an overachieving team of former college players who came together with an incredible effort at the right time.

Truth: It was an epic upset to be sure because the Soviets were a dominant hockey power. But the American team has never received enough credit for the talent it boasted. Twelve players off that team played more than 6,000 NHL games. USA’s center ice group of Johnson, Neal Broten and Mark Pavelich was formidable. Mike Ramsey, Dave Christian, Ken Morrow and Jack O’Callahan were all on the team’s defensive corps. Ramsey and Christian both played more than 1,000 NHL games.