▁by ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁jump ers , ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 0 - min ute ▁discussion ▁broke ▁out . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁facil it ators ▁at ▁the ▁in - run ▁received ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call ▁confirm ing ▁top ▁speed . ▁The ▁facil it ator ▁was ▁ske pt ical , ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁call ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁jud ges , ▁who ▁could ▁confirm ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁given ▁such ▁a ▁go - a head . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁chose ▁to ▁allow ▁higher ▁spe eds , ▁with ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁of ▁ 5 . 0   met ers ▁more ▁distance . ▁However , ▁the ▁facil it ator ▁only ▁moved ▁the ▁ro pe ▁ 4 . 5   met ers . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁Swiss ▁fur ious , ▁and ▁they ▁used ▁their ▁kn ives ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁ro pe . ▁They ▁then ▁accused ▁the ▁participants ▁who ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁full ▁speed ▁of ▁being ▁cow ards . ▁ ▁Anders en ▁and ▁Ru ud ▁sk ied ▁down ▁the ▁in - run ▁in ▁a ▁standing ▁position ▁to ▁reduce ▁their ▁speed , ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁two ▁longest ▁standing ▁j umps . ▁The ▁event ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁international ▁break - through ▁for ▁Ru ud . ▁Th ams ▁gave ▁full ▁speed ▁and ▁land ed ▁at ▁ 7 3 . 0   met ers , ▁but ▁fell ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 8 th ▁place . ▁Had ▁he ▁stood , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁new ▁world