Winter Sports

Concerned about possible terrorism stemming from the Persian Gulf war, U.S. ski officials debated whether to send a team to the World Alpine Championships in Austria.

The U.S. team returned home from Switzerland after war broke out in the gulf.

The competition is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. U.S. team spokesman Tom Kelly said a squad would be ready, but he wasn’t sure if it would travel to Europe.