 Her younger sister, Ellie Downie, is also an Olympic gymnast.Representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Downie contributed an all-around score of 54.100 to the English team's second-place finish and placed eighth in the all-around final with a score of 53.700.In event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars, scoring 14.000, and third on balance beam, scoring 14.075.