http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. An unfortunate flu is keeping 14-year-old Ayumu Hirano from X Games Tignes. Here's a look at the season highlights of one of snowboarding's fastest-rising stars.]]> March 18, 2013 06:07:34 PDT Japan's Ayumu Hirano withdraws from Men's Snowboard SuperPipe competition at X Games Tignes due to flu]]> March 17, 2013 05:55:23 PDT Ayumu Hirano's 2nd Place run at the Burton US Open 2013 Halfpipe finals.]]> March 04, 2013 11:55:30 PST XGames.com caught up with Ayumu Hirano after the U.S. Open finals for more on how he got from there to here, and where he's headed next.]]> March 04, 2013 10:31:10 PST Shaun White cruised through the sun-splashed halfpipe at a leisurely pace, sending sprays of snow at the cheering crowd lining the sides.]]> March 02, 2013 09:22:37 PST The next generation of pipe snowboarding charged ahead at the 2013 Burton European Open on Friday.]]> February 07, 2013 18:45:08 PST Ayumu Hirano scores a 19.66 in Snowboard SuperPipe final at X Games Aspen 2013.]]> January 27, 2013 17:06:46 PST 14-year-old Ayumu Hirano scores a 92.33, wins silver in Snowboard SuperPipe final at X Games Aspen 2013.]]> January 27, 2013 16:43:46 PST Ayumu Hirano scores a 45.00 in Snowboard SuperPipe final at X Games Aspen 2013.]]> January 27, 2013 16:23:37 PST If you were wondering who the pint-sized 14-year-old snowboarder getting over 16 feet out of the X Games SuperPipe was, this is his story.]]> January 27, 2013 10:52:39 PST If you were wondering who the pint-sized 14-year-old snowboarder getting over 16 feet out of the X Games SuperPipe was, this is his story.]]> January 27, 2013 07:34:52 PST When he's not sleeping, young Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano is making his mark as the "coolest kid in the pipe."]]> January 27, 2013 06:39:14 PST Ayumu Hirano scores a 78.66 in Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination at X Games Aspen 2013.]]> January 24, 2013 18:14:23 PST Ayumu Hirano scores a 70 in Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination at X Games Aspen 2013.]]> January 24, 2013 15:12:20 PST In March of 2011 a 12-year-old Japanese snowboarder named Ayumu Hirano poached the U.S. Open halfpipe and laid down a run that was so mind blowing peo...]]> October 21, 2012 09:16:17 PDT