BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Like a fish out of water, Elisabeth Hammerstad tracks down a simple garden hose to wash off the sand and drench herself in a bit of relief from the blistering Alabama heat.
The fair-skinned Hammerstad, her hair tied back in a French braid, has just helped Norway to an easy victory over Australia.
In beach handball, of all sports.
Hammerstad sees nothing unusual about her Arctic homeland standing out in an
