Background
Leistner was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany and was initially a roller skater but later took up ice skating.
Leistner was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany and was initially a roller skater but later took up ice skating.
She trained in Mannheim, initially being coached by Günter Zöller and later by Ondrej Nepela and Martin Skotnicky. At national level she represented the Mannheimer European Research Council club and internationally she skated for West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany).