ĭuring qualification at the Olympic Games Malone finished 11th overall and qualified for the all-around final and additionally qualified for the horizontal bar final in fourth. Malone was joined by Yul Moldauer, Sam Mikulak, and Shane Wiskus to form the United States men's Olympic gymnastics team. Malone clinched his spot on the Olympic team by finishing first in the all-around at the Olympic Trials. As a result, he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. National Championships he won his first senior all-around title, defeating six-time national champion Sam Mikulak. He additionally defended his all-around and horizontal bar titles and won silver on rings. Malone returned to competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title. The NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2020 Malone competed at the Winter Cup where he finished third in the all-around. Malone was selected to represent the US at the 2019 Pan American Games where he helped the USA finish second as a team behind Brazil. At the NCAA National Championships Malone helped Stanford win the team title and individually he won the all-around, floor exercise, and horizontal bar titles. Malone began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2019. Individually he finished sixth in the all-around and won silver on horizontal bar and third on rings. In January 2018 Malone competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he helped USA finish third in the team competition.
While there he placed fourth in the all-around but won silver on horizontal bar. Malone was later selected to represent the US at the International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan. He also won gold on floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. After two days of competition Malone won the all-around competition. Malone competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won silver in the all-around behind Bennet Huang. He placed 15th in the all-around but won bronze on horizontal bar in the 15–16 age division. Malone competed at his first elite National Championships in 2016. Additionally Malone won silver on vault and parallel bars and bronze on rings. At the 2016 National Championships he placed second behind Vitaliy Guimaraes. At the 2015 National Championships he placed seventh. Malone competed at the Junior Olympic level. Malone studies engineering and management at Stanford University. Throughout middle school and high school Malone competed in rodeo events such as team roping and jackpots, similar to his father, who competed in rodeo at Georgia Southern University. Malone's mother died of cancer in 2012, and his step-mother died in 2019 after suffering a brain aneurysm. Malone's parents enrolled him in gymnastics at age three because he was a very active child.
Malone was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, on January 7, 2000, to John and Tracy Malone.
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