Amanda Demmerle, 2021 Athlete of the Year, lights the Opening Ceremony cauldron at the Empire State Winter Games on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Demmerle is a competitive figure skater from Camillus, N.Y., and first-year student at SUNY Cortland. (Photo by Toluwanimi Fajolu/Newhouse School)