A Losing Bet: The Canadian Maple Leaf Bathed in Olympic Glory
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A bet is a bet. On the day of the Olympic Ice Hockey final, I challenged the Stanley Cup Keeper to a wager: "if the USA wins, you have to arrange for me to do a painting of the (Stanley) cup in-person... if I lose, I will do a painting of the maple leaf and post it on my profile for a month."
We all know the outcome. Now, I am a Maple Leaf on Facebook, and I had to memorialize America's loss. After the jump, each stroke of a difficult painting for me to complete.
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