Malone competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won silver in the all-around behind Bennet Huang. He next competed at the 2017 U.S. National Championships. After two days of competition Malone won the all-around competition. He also won gold on floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. Malone was later selected to represent the USA at the International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan. While there he placed fourth in the all-around but won silver on horizontal bar.