Dmitry Medvedev met in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall with medal winners at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics held on January 13–22 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to the members of the Russian Football Union congratulating them on its centennial.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a telegram to members of Russia’s first Winter Youth Olympic Games team.

The President presented orders and appreciation letters to Russian ice hockey veterans for their contribution to the development and promotion of physical culture and sports and many years of conscientious work.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Administrative Offences Code and Articles 26 and 26.1 of the Federal Law On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Friendship to President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge, President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamas Ajan (IWF), President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack and President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel.

In Krasnodar, the President watched the finals of the second presidential rowing regatta and presented awards to winners in the competition.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following a September 12, 2011 meeting on Continental Hockey League issues.

The meeting addressed possible methods for supporting the club, which lost its core members in a plane crash near Yaroslavl, as well as support for the victims’ families.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Turkey Abdullah Gul paid tribute to the memory of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team players and Yak-42 crew members killed in the plane crash near Yaroslavl.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Southern Federal Sports Training Centre, where national teams in the various summer and winter sports train for competition. After looking over the Centre, the President met with members of Russia’s national university students’ team.

The President viewed the sports facilities under construction for the 2014 Olympics from a helicopter. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who is in charge of supervising preparations for the 2014 Olympic Games, reported on progress in construction to the President.

Dmitry Medvedev sent congratulations to Russia’s national synchronised swimming team following their victory at the World Aquatics Championships.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian synchronised swimming team on winning a gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai.

The meeting was devoted to training Russian national teams for the London 2012 Summer Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Svetlana Medvedeva attended the opening ceremony for the World Figure Skating Championship at Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka field in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Presidential Grants for Russia’s National Teams’ Athletes, Trainers and Other Sports Professionals Involved in the Sports Included in the Programme of Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, as well as Champions of Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics.

Dmitry Medvedev viewed the new multifunctional Yantar sports centre in Moscow’s Strogino area and discussed the development of national sports with Russian athletes.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian Olympic Committee and all olympians on the organisation's 100^th anniversary.

Dmitry Medvedev watched a stage of the competition in the Alpine Ski European Cup 2011 currently underway at the Roza Khutor ski resort.