The U.S. entry in the World Snow Sculpting Championship, in Stillwater, Minn., has been removed because of last-minute changes that depicted sign language messages including “ICE out.”The sculptors’ original design was a sphere of outstretched hands. “We made the choice to focus on bigger hands and shorter arms to try and salvage our piece. “We learned there were more hidden messages in the sculpture than first thought. “The whole point of the World Snow Celebration is to unify the world and bring the world to Stillwater and have a family event without any controversy one way or the other. Kozlowski said he hopes Thune is allowed to participate in future World Snow Sculpting Championships.