Tikhonov was the domineering coach of the powerful Soviet national hockey team that won three Olympic gold medals and one devastating silver -- when the Soviets lost to the United States in the 1980 Lake Placid Games.
Tikhonov was the domineering coach of the powerful Soviet national hockey team that won three Olympic gold medals and one devastating silver -- when the Soviets lost to the United States in the 1980 Lake Placid Games.