Will Mr. T ignite an interest in curling in American youth?

And the addition of mixed-doubles curling this year, puts another Olympic medal in play. Olympic exposure brings lots of unlikely new competitors and fans like Mr. T. Though, despite his efforts, I expect curling interest will continue to be strongest in central Canada and the most wintery U.S. read more

But Mr T has surprised his legion of fans around the world after revealing he is fascinated by the sport of curling - and impressed by the 'finesse' it requires. The 65-year-old American took to Twitter to explain his sudden interest in the Winter Olympic event and finished some of his posts with the hashtag 'curlingiscoolfool' - a reference to his 'I pity the fool' catch phrase. read more