To the Latin Cup of Artistic Skating, this year in its fourth edition, is due recognition of our modality for the work developed in the previous events, being, as it is, a tradition and a reference in european skating. The Associação Desportiva de Oeiras, in a
gigantic effort of its leaders, organizes once more a proof that will leave the european
frontiers to get to the United States of America and Argentina. Baptized as Latin Cup, in its cautious but promising birth, still remains with the same name, but with endess horizons. Beyond the Latin Countries...is the Universe. The path run through certainly was not easy, so that it would be possible to reach the high level obtained. After four years of a work that dignifies the ADO and the Portuguese Artistic Skating itself, it is our belief that the attainment of the Fourth Latin Cup of Artistic Skating brings the guarantee and the importance of the continuity of a remarkable sports production, of which this modality in Portugal also picks its fruits. To the participants, athletes, coaches, judges and leaders included, our sports greetings and our best wishes. To the organizing comittee, social organs of the ADO, to all entities that, in any way, have contributed to the Latin Cup, the same vows of happiness and best to our thanks, by the labour for skating, we join our farewell...until 1999.
Victor Martins |