They fought as hard as they could. The Soviets were just too strong.

1956 (Cortina d’Ampezzo) – Soviet Union
1960 (Squaw Valley) – United States
1964 (Innsbruck) – Soviet Union
1968 (Grenoble) – Soviet Union
1972 (Sapporo) – Soviet Union
1976 (Innsbruck) – Soviet Union
1980 (Lake Placid) – United States ("Miracle on Ice")
1984 (Sarajevo) – Soviet Union
1988 (Calgary) – Soviet Union
1992 (Albertville) – Unified Team (post-Soviet states)