BOSTON — Norway’s fans have been one of the stories of this 2026 men’s World Cup and they aren’t ready to stop rowing across America.
“We are Vikings, we row a lot!” Hanne Kristine Austenaa, from Oslo, laughed, as she stood in her bucket hat with Norwegian flags braided into her hair. “It’s from our heritage and I think it’s good we started this thing.”
The USA and the world has loved the row, and Norway, at this tournament and the team many tipped to be darkhorses before it all kicked off are now in the knockout rounds at World Cup. Why can’t Norway keep on rowing away deep into this tournament?
Norway’s famous row now heads to Dallas on Tuesday, as their much-changed team lost 4-1 to World Cup favorites France in Boston on Friday after a plucky display.