[2] She competed in the 2016 Olympic Games, where she and her teammates won a bronze medal in the team event.

In May, she competed at the 2015 Chinese National Championships, winning silver with the Shanghai Team.

Later, she made her international debut at the 2015 Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Japan, where she won silver with the Chinese Team[3] and placed seventh on floor[4] Noticeably, she upgraded her vault from a Yurchenko (D4.4) to a Double Twisting Yurchenko (D5.8) since her training at the National Team.

Mao was named to compete at the 2015 World Championships, where she won silver with the team.

In 2016 after finishing 2nd in the all around at Chinese Nationals, Mao was named to the Rio 2016 Olympic Team.