HotelPlanner Takes to the Ice with U.S. Figure Skating Hotel Provider Partnership

U.S. Figure Skating today announced a multi-year service provider partnership with HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform powered by proprietary artificial intelligence.

 

U.S. Figure Skating today announced a multi-year service provider partnership with HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform powered by proprietary artificial intelligence, becoming the preferred hotel reservations provider for the organization and its fans. This deal follows HotelPlanner’s recent sports-related announcements with NBA G League and Orlando Magic. 

U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure

skating in the United States, sanctions nearly 500 competitions around the country each year, including three different qualifying seasons, and U.S. Championship competitions. In addition to participating figure skaters and their families, thousands of fans travel to host cities of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Skate America and other high-level competitions each season.

U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of member clubs, collegiate clubs, school-affiliated clubs, individual members and Friends of Figure Skating. There were seven charter member clubs in 1921 when the association was formed and first became a member of the ISU. As they celebrate their centennial, U.S. Figure Skating now has more than 800-member, school-affiliated and collegiate clubs.

“Figure skating is a beloved sport across the United States with millions of devoted fans and aspiring figure skaters,” says Tim Hentschel, Co-Founder & CEO, HotelPlanner. “We’re pleased to add U.S. Figure Skating to our family of sports league sponsorships. I’d like to extend our congratulations to the entire organization as they celebrate their 100-year anniversary.” 

“Our partnership with HotelPlanner will bring great benefit to our members, sanctioned competitions and fans,” says U.S. Figure Skating Executive Director Ramsey Baker. “Their customized booking solution will provide the most affordable booking option available for those traveling to competitions, whether to compete or to watch from the stands.”

Aggregate Sports, U.S. Figure Skating’s sponsorship sales agency of record, negotiated the deal with HotelPlanner.

 

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Team USA Notches Solid Performances in Russia

 

 Team USA notched a pair of fourth-place finishes, wrapping up a solid weekend for the Americans at Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia.

 

 Team USA notched a pair of fourth-place finishes, wrapping up a solid weekend for the Americans at Rostelecom Cup in Sochi Russia. NBC will air a recap of the competition on Sunday, Nov. 28 from 3-6 p.m. ET.
 
Mariah Bell, skating in her second Grand Prix competition in as many weeks, earned a fourth place finish with 140.98 points in Saturday's free skate for 210.35 points overall.  Russians Kamila Valieva, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Maiia Khromykh took the podium.
 
In the pairs competition, Team USA's Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov placed fourth overall after earning 121.19 points in Saturday's free skate. The duo, who finished fourth in the short program, earned 186.16 overall points. Russia swept the podium with the teams of Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov, and Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin finishing first and second, respectively, followed by Iasmina Kadyrova and Ivan Balchenko.
 
In ice dance, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker earned 187.62 overall points to finish in fifth place. Making their season debut, the tandem scored 113.90 points in Saturday's free dance Russians Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov took gold, followed by Italians Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri, and Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen.
 
In the men's competition, Camden Pulkinen scored 154.50 points in Saturday's free skate to tally 237.97 overall points and a seventh-place finish. Georgia's Morisi Kvitelashivili took the title, followed by Russia's Mmikhail Kolyada and Japan's Kazuki Tomono.
 
In addition to Sunday's broadcast on NBC, fans can watch the full competition live and on-demand on Peacock Premium. For full results and event information, visit the Grand Prix Series Competition Central page.
 
The United States will have five entries into December's ISU Grand Prix if Figure Skating Final. In the men's field, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou and Jason Brown will all compete in Osaka. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, and training mates Madison Chock and Evan Bates will compete in ice dance. Additionally, the United States will have five entries in the Junior Grand Prix Final. Ilia Malinin will compete in the men's field while Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffery Chen, and Oona and Gage Brown will compete in ice dance. In the women's competition, Isabeau Levito and Lindsay Thorngren will take the ice.