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  1.                                  Vladislav Tretiak was 
  2.                                  once known as the best 
  3.                                  goaltender in the world. 
  4.                                  He appeared for the 
  5.                                  country that was known 
  6. as the Soviet Union in four different Olympic 
  7. Games, winning three gold medals and one
  8. silver. 
  9.  
  10. For 14 years, Vladislav was the goalie for the
  11. Red Army team, which was the Soviet 
  12. UnionΓÇÖs national team. When the Soviets
  13. toured North American cities to play NHL
  14. teams, Vladislav shut out the Montreal
  15. Canadiens and the Quebec Nordiques in
  16. back-to-back games. 
  17.  
  18. In his greatest Olympic performance, 
  19. in 1984, Vladislav allowed only five 
  20.