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In early 2020 Malone competed at the Winter Cup where he finished third in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25243|title=Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> The NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns|work=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]|date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>
Malone returned to competition at the [[2021 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship|2021 NCAA Championships]] where he helped Stanford defend their team title. He additionally defended his all-around and horizontal bar titles and won silver on rings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/video/gymnastics-men/2021-04-17/brody-malone-all-around-title-2021-ncaa-mens-gymnastics-championship|title=Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship|date=April 17, 2021|work=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref> At the [[2021 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships|2021 U.S. National Championships]] he won his first senior all-around title, defeating six-time national champion [[Sam Mikulak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-06-05/brody-malone-wins-us-gymnastics-title-tokyo-olympics|title=Brody Malone wins first U.S. gymnastics title, with Tokyo Olympics in sight|date=June 5, 2021|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26264|title=Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships|date=June 5, 2021|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]}}</ref> As a result, he qualified to compete at the upcoming [[2020 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|Olympic Trials]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26283|title=USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> Malone clinched his spot on the Olympic team by finishing first in the all-around at the Olympic Trials.
Malone was joined by [[Yul Moldauer]], [[Sam Mikulak]], and [[Shane Wiskus]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] to make the United States men's gymnastics team.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26371|date=June 26, 2021|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|title= USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics}}</ref> They finished fifth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|men's artistic team all-around]] event. In [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification|qualification]], Malone finished 11th overall and qualified for the all-around final and the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar|horizontal bar]] final round after placing fourth.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raymond|first=Jonathan|date=2021-07-24|title=Result {{!}} Georgia native Brody Malone makes mark in gymnastics qualifying|work=[[WXIA-TV]]|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/olympics/brody-malone-gymnastics-qualifying-result/85-0610066a-586d-4a9b-8696-5f9deb5dabd8|access-date=2021-07-27}}</ref>
== Competitive history ==
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