[9] At the All-Japan Team Championships, she had the highest vault score and helped her club win the silver medal behind Nippon Sport Science University.

[12] Her club finished fifth at the All-Japan Team Championships, and she had the second-highest vault score behind Shoko Miyata.

[16] Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, she won the bronze medal on the vault and finished sixth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise.

[17] Ushioku helped the Japanese team win the silver medal at the World University Games.

Because of her strength on vault, she was selected for the final spot on the Japanese Olympic team alongside Shoko Miyata, Rina Kishi, Haruka Nakamura, and Mana Okamura.