[11] However, when it came time to commit to continuing at the elite level, she soon realized her enthusiasm for artistic gymnastics had waned and she no longer had the passion to push herself anymore.

[12] She began training at Team OC Gymnastics in Costa Mesa, California and within her first year was competing at level 9.

Competing at the 28th International Frivolten Cup in Herrljunga, Sweden, she won the double mini event with a total score of 63.900.

[24] In February, Drury added to her double mini titles by winning the event at the Winter Classic in St. Petersburg, Florida with a total score of 129.300.

[26] In March, she competed at the US Elite Challenge in Tulsa, Oklahoma, placing second in both the individual and double mini events with total scores of 47.990[27] and 128.900[28] respectively.

[37] In July, Drury matched her performance from May by placing first and second in the synchronized and individual events respectively, at the US T&T Championships in Kansas City, Missouri.

[40] In November, Drury participated in her first World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria where she and Dunavin qualified for the synchronized finals in third-place.

[46] At the end of the month Drury competed internationally at the 48th Nissen Cup in Arosa, Switzerland where she finished fourteenth in the preliminary round with a total score of 96.160.

Renowned for her clean lines and long time of flight, Drury executed a near flawless performance, catapulting her to the top of the leaderboard and capturing the first women's gold medal for an American trampolinist at a World Cup with a total score of 54.430.

Greensboro, North Carolina was host to the USA Gymnastics Championships in June, where Drury was defending national champion.

[62] Competing in the synchronized event for the first time all year, Drury joined up with long-time partner Shaylee Dunvavin to finish eighth in the qualification round with a combined score of 80.900.

[63] However, only one pair per country was eligible for the eight-team finals, which was taken by teammates Nicole Ahsinger and Clare Johnson, who qualified in fourth-place with a combined score of 83.200.

Drury traveled to Frankfurt, Germany at the end of November for a brief training camp and opportunity to acclimate before arriving in Odense, Denmark for the World Championships.

Her eleventh-place finish secured entry to the Olympic Test Event in April, 2016, where the United States had a second chance to qualify for Rio.

[66] In February, Drury was in Battle Creek, Michigan for the Winter Classic where she won the individual event with a total score of 150.020, including a personal best 15.000 degree of difficulty in her final routine.

[68] In March, Drury was in Baku, Azerbaijan for the AGF Trophy World Cup and finished fourteenth in the qualification round with a total score of 97.500.

[69] April was a very busy month for Drury, starting in Everett, Washington for the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.

After a short break, Drury was off to the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas for final training preparations before arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Test Event.

The April 19th event would see the number of available quota places increase to eight (maximum one gymnast per National Olympic Committee) from five when neither of the host country, continental representation nor tripartite invitation exemptions were used.

After a score of 97.690[75] in the preliminary round of the individual event, including a remarkable 18.020 time of flight during her compulsory routine, she was in first-place heading into the weekend.

While commencing her optional routine Drury twice lost her footing and was unable to register a score, leaving her in thirtieth place.

[77] In June, Drury was set to compete in Providence, Rhode Island at the USA Gymnastics Championships, the final Olympic selection event.

Having won the previous two selection events, Drury was considered the favorite to earn herself a return trip to Rio in August.

Initially believing it to be a bruise, an MRI later confirmed a fracture in her talus bone, forcing her to withdraw from the competition.

[1] She enjoys the travel opportunities afforded by her competition schedule and also has dual citizenship with Sweden due to her mother's heritage.