Vladimir Putin met with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched test runs at the Olympic sledding and bobsleigh track in Sochi. Silvio Berlusconi also visited the new facility.

The latest World Cup downhill race kicked off in Krasnaya Polyana. The race is a test and is being held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort that will stage the 2014 Olympics.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the meeting on the preparations for and holding of the 2012 winter and spring season test sports competitions, XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the progress made in the construction of Olympic facilities and preparations for the 2012 winter and spring season test sports events

Following the State Council Presidium meeting of the June 9, 2011, the Russian Government was instructed jointly with Krasnodar Territory authorities to take measures to ensure environmental safety in preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, including strict compliance with to commitments set firth in the Sochi 2014 Bid Book.

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.

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

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the State Council Presidium meeting held on June 9 in Dzerzhinsk on ensuring environmental security and eliminating built-up ecological damage.

Dmitry Medvedev and Jacques Rogge discussed cooperation between Russia and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions following audit of Olympic facilities construction financing.

Konstantin Chuychenko briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the audit results of spending on housing modernisation and construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi.

The meeting examined measures to ensure security during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Paralympics. Cooperation between Russia and NATO was the subject of a separate discussion.

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

While reviewing the preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the President visited a new hospital, which is being built in line with IOC recommendations, and the city airport, which has commissioned its second runway.

At a meeting on the efficient use of Olympic facilities after the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on the progress of sports facilities’ construction and heard proposals for their future use.

The XXII Winter Olympic Games, scheduled for February 7–23, 2014, will include competitions in 11 different sports.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Preparation for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi and the Development of an Alpine Ski and Recreation Resort in Sochi.

Dmitry Medvedev met with heads of international sports federations on the sidelines of the international sports forum Russia – Country of Sports, which opened yesterday at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.

Progress in constructing facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was the subject of discussion.