Russia's Olga Vilukhina has said that she will not allow winning the silver medal in the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint at the Sochi Games get into her head.
The 25-year-old finished second behind Russia-born Slovakian biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina, while Vita Semerenko of Ukraine claimed the bronze medal on Sunday.
"I feel my emotions burst but I need to control them because another race is coming up and I need to feel strong and to get myself together," Reuters quotes her as saying.
Russia has won four medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics so far.