Jamie Nye: I'll never cheer a miss; it's how I was taught

I was introduced to the sport of curling by my grandparents. Watching my grandfather skip a family rink at Regina’s Highland Curling Club with my uncle and cousins.
 
They travelled to bonspiels in the U.S. They enjoyed their trips overseas to the world curling championships, or as it was known back then, the Silver Broom.
 
My grandmother taught me the rules, the scoring but also about the etiquette of curling
 
So when I hear of some players getting a little annoyed at the crowd cheering for misses in St. John’s when the miss helps the hometown rink of Brad Gushue, I remember my grandmother.
 
She groaned whenever fans would cheer a miss, no matter if the Saskatchewan team won because of it.
 
And yes, times have changed. The sport is bringing in more non-curlers and spectators and that is a good thing.
 
They’re allowed to have their fun. I enjoy seeing fans be engaged in the sport.
 
But I’ll always sit quietly for a miss. While my grandparents have long left us, I’ll always believe that sportsmanship and etiquette are strong roots that shouldn’t be forgotten in the game they loved most.