 Zelinka's medal was notable however as she just had a baby the previous year and had taken that season off and only returned to competition in 2010.As of 2012, Zelinka's coach is Les Gramantik.During the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials for track and field, she set a new personal best, of 6599 points, and new Canadian record score for heptathletes, on 28 June 2012, besting her old personal best and Canadian record, set at the 2008 Olympics.