Malec has competed at two Nordic World Ski Championships. Her best finish is 58th place in skiathlon event at the 2013 Nordic World Ski Championships. She won 2012/13 edition of FIS Balkan Cup in cross-country skiing becoming the first Croatian cross country skier to do so. She has competed three times in the Cross-Country World Cup. She has also competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade where her best result was 30th place in women's skiathlon.