I remember driving (just got my license, that's right, I'm old) to pick up my younger sister from her friend's house and hearing the result of the Russian game and I was so pumped, I just laid on the horn for about a minute. I'm sure there were people in this neighborhood who had no idea why some 17 year old kid was blasting his horn.
I also remember watching the final and when the Americans fell behind, I remember thinking, great, what a way to lose the gold and a medal because if they had lost, I believe they would have lost out on a medal.