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Description	English: Graph of the evolution of the top ten men's nations between 2003 and 2022 Русский: График движения сборных в рейтинге с 2003 по 2022 годы
Date	28 May 2014
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Author	JamesyWamesy, Teodor Östlund

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:38, 16 June 2023	2,881 × 1,093 (1.43 MB)	JamesyWamesy	Added 2023 rankings
	23:00, 22 December 2022	2,781 × 1,091 (1.39 MB)	JamesyWamesy	updated to 2022
	18:27, 2 March 2022	2,643 × 1,091 (1.3 MB)	JamesyWamesy	Fix CAN & RUS 2014O
	13:42, 2 March 2022	2,643 × 1,078 (1.28 MB)	JamesyWamesy	Fix FIN & SWE 2011, fix SUI & CZE 2022O, fix typo 2020O>2022O
	21:28, 1 March 2022	2,643 × 1,078 (1.28 MB)	JamesyWamesy	Updated to 2022 Olympics
	11:32, 22 May 2018	908 × 490 (492 KB)	JamesyWamesy	Fix USA & FIN 2018
	21:48, 20 May 2018	908 × 489 (487 KB)	JamesyWamesy	Added 2018 rankings
	02:21, 8 March 2018	908 × 489 (473 KB)	JamesyWamesy	Added 2018 Olympic Rankings
	21:57, 21 May 2017	915 × 492 (278 KB)	JamesyWamesy	Added 2017 rankings
	19:58, 22 May 2016	916 × 491 (392 KB)	JamesyWamesy	Added 2016 rankings