Cade Shields
Birthdate: 3/16/2003
Program: Acrobatic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Columbia, MD
Club: Emilias Acro Gymnastics and Cheer
Head Coach: Daniil Kostovetskiy
Other Coaches: Elena Arakalyn, Simon Tutberidze
- Competed at the 2022 World Championships
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, FL United States
Hometown: Columbia, MD United States
Personal Website: cshiel9566.wixsite.com/website
Instagram: Instagram.com/shields_iii
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCbXIa7kqzLQXPfODyKNYlnw
Name of High School: Cade M Shields
High School Graduation Year: 2021
Name of College: Howard Community College
College Graduation Year: 2025
Degree/Major: Nursing
Year you began gymnastics: 19
Favorite Event: Parallel bars
How did you get involved in gymnastics: Simply enrolled in gymnastics classes at EAGC and moved to acrobatics not long after.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Traveling and meeting many friends from other countries
What are your goals for gymnastics?: I've finished competing as an athlete and started turning my efforts into coaching and choreography.
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Lauren and Skip Shields
Names of sibling(s): Sean and Grant Shields (Bronze Medal Winners Belgium 2018 as well as Putian 2016))
Family members in sports: Sean and Grant (Bronze Medal Winners Belgium 2018)
Favorite school subject: Spanish
Hobbies or favorite activities: Music, EMT, Learning Languages, Beach Volleyball
Favorite music: Alternative Rock
Favorite book(s): Flight Brochure with safety instructions
Favorite movie(s): Footloose
Favorite TV show(s): Stranger Things
Favorite Food: Chinese Food
Charity Involvement: Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department
Other sports involvement: None
- 2022
USA Gymnastics Championships, Des Moines, Iowa -
1st-AA, BL, DY (MG)
- 2018
USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. -
1st-AA (11-16 MG)
- 2016
USA Gymnastics Championships, Providence, R.I. -
2nd-AA, BL, DY (11-16 MXP)
- 2022
Maia World Cup, Maia, Portugal -
3rd-AA (MG)
- 2022
World Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan -
4th-Team, AA, BL; 5th-DY (MG)
- 2021
Acro World Age Group Competitions, Geneva, Switzerland -
4th-AA (13-20 MG)
- 2019
Flanders International Acro Cup, Puurs, Belgium -
(12-18 MG)
- 2018
Acro World Age Group Competition, Antwerp, Belgium -
4th-AA (11-16 MG)
- 2016
International Acro Cup, Rzeszow, Poland -
3rd-AA (11-16 MXP)