Erin McNeice gets the Lead overall title 2025

Erin McNeice has been unstoppable in 2025, opening the Lead World Cup season with back-to-back victories before adding two third-place and two fourth-place finishes to her tally. For the 21-year-old, it marks the peak of a meteoric rise. Just three years ago, she was 13th at the Youth Worlds, and in 2023 she averaged 35th place among seniors. By last season, she had already broken through with three World Cup appearances, finishing as high as fifth and sixth. Chaehyun Seo claimed the runner-up spot this season. The Korean star first burst onto the scene in 2019, winning the overall title in her debut year at just 16. She very nearly added another crown in 2025, but a rule change by the IFSC, requiring all six events to count toward the overall standings, shifted the balance.