Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Zayak waxaa si wada jir ah u tababaray Peter Burrows iyo Marylynn Gelderman inta lagu gudajiray hiwaayadeeda hiwaayadeed iyo xirfadeed. Waxay ku guuleysatay dahabka 1979 World Junior Championships. Xilli ciyaareedkii xigay, waxay bilowday inay ku tartanto heerka caalamiga ah ee ugu sarreeya. Zayak waxay taagnayd dusha sare ee 1979 Skate Canada iyo Prague Skate ka dibna waxay ka soo muuqatay horyaalkeedii ugu horreeyay ee adduunka
Waxaad Waxay ka mid ahayd safarkii ugu horreeyay ee Shiinaha ee ay sameeyeen ciyaartooy Mareykan ah, sanadkii 1980.