The South Korean and DPRK joint women's ice hockey team is unlikely to win any medals at the Olympics, but at least one person thinks another honor is called for.

A senior American member of the International Olympic Committee has called for the team to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the first time an inter-Korean team had competed at any Olympics. Seoul proposed the formation of a joint team as part of its efforts to use the PyeongChang Games to re-engage with the north and pave the way for talks over its weapons program. The team competed for the first time on Saturday, losing 8-0 to Switzerland. But they won over the crowd as DPRK cheerleaders and South Korean fans rooted players on.