Chinese player makes a little hockey history

China's Zhang Xinyue claimed a silver medal in the women's mixed team 3-on-3 ice hockey competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne on Wednesday.

Zhang was part of Team Black in the event, which teams players from different countries and regions together. The competition was introduced to the Games by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the International Olympic Committee in a bid to give developing hockey nations a chance to play at a high-level event.

Zhang and Team Black suffered a 1-6 defeat to Team Yellow in the final, but the 15-year-old was thrilled to make history－initially as the first Chinese player to participate in ice hockey at a Winter Youth Olympics, and then as the first to win China's maiden Olympic medal in the sport.