 Downie was named to the British team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro—her second Olympics—alongside her younger sister Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, and Amy Tinkler.She entered the competition as a contender on uneven bars, but placed 10th in a packed field in qualifications and did not qualify to the final.However, the British team finished fifth, Britain's best Olympic result in women's gymnastics since 1928.