By Karolos Grohmann SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Long before American Sage Kotsenburg grabbed the inaugural slopestyle snowboarding gold medal at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday it was clear the new event would be an instant hit. With legions of young followers around the world, the gravity-defying event took the Olympic world by storm, leaving the International Olympic Committee wanting more such changes. "It is just extraordinary," said IOC sports director Christophe Dubi on Monday. Dubi, who will soon take over as the IOC's Olympic Games Executive Director, said the event showed the need to reshuffle the sports program quicker. More...