What a night! The 45th annual Empire State Winter Games officially opened with the lighting of the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony. The athletes, coaches and families enjoyed walking the rink, dancing to awesome DJ music, being awed by a magic show and catching hundreds of plushy snowballs at the end! We can’t wait for the events to start bright and early Friday morning — stay tuned for more! #eswg #eswgames2025 #comeoutandplay #fromdreamstovictories #shotonsony #sonyalpha #lakeplacid #akd