Canadian PM Stephen Harper and Barack Obama make boozy bet over Olympics hockey

Something’s brewing between PM Stephen Harper and Barack Obama …

A lot of people are pumped about Canada’s face-off with Team USA in today’s women’s hockey final and tomorrow’s men’s semifinal, but the countries’ respective leaders have decided to make the battles really interesting: https://twitter.com/pmharper/status/436517440106012672

Them’s fightin’ words.

.@pmharper and I bet on the women's and men's US-Canada hockey games. Winner gets a case of beer for each game. #GoTeamUSA! -bo

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 20, 2014

Here’s one thing we can be sure of:

@pmharper @NHL @BarackObama @WhiteHouse dont worry if we lose hell make us pay for it

— Rob Rauschmeier (@rrushy80) February 20, 2014

Heh. Whose country will ultimately triumph is a big question, but this might be an even bigger one:

@pmharper @BarackObama @WhiteHouse What brands of beer are on the line?

— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) February 20, 2014

What beer, yo?!?!?!
MT @WhiteHouse: .@pmharper & I bet on the US-Canada hockey games. Winner gets a case of beer per game. #GoTeamUSA! -bo

— Craft Beer Cellar ? (@craftbeercellar) February 20, 2014

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Now, if only we could convince President Obama to care as much about the world as he does about beer.

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/436530213741428736 Laser-like focus.

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Update:

Canada took the gold in the women’s hockey final. Stephen Harper’s ready to claim his prize:

I look forward to watching the game later and @barackobama, I look forward to my case of beer. #Sochi2014 #WeAreWinter @HC_Women

— Stephen Harper (@stephenharper) February 20, 2014