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#182 Melina Costanza — A Fairy Tale Ending, 3rd Place World Championship Debut, The Underdog, Stronger After A Major Injury, and Her Outdoor Era Begins
1 hour 44 minutes Posted Jan 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Intro
The Story Behind Melina’s Underdog 3rd Place Podium at the World Championship
The Mentality to Overcome Injury
Support From Patreon
Melina's Newfound Appreciation for Outdoor Climbing
Training Weaknesses and Constantly Challenging Yourself
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Melina Costanza is back on Testpiece for the 3rd time! That’s because Melina is absolutely outstanding in every way: competitions, outdoors, training, and especially mindset. Melina is able to articulate all of her thoughts on these things in a way that most can’t which is why we love having her on the podcast as often as possible.

She also recently competed in her first ever World Championship where she podiumed!! Even more astounding is that she did this as her first comp back after having to sit out the entire World Cup series with a serious knee injury.

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