Canada, with 16 medals including seven titles, overtakes Ukraine (19, including 6 gold) and remains behind China (31, 10 gold).
Under the sun of Zhangjiakou, Brian McKeever, 42, won his 15th Paralympic title, the second in Beijing by winning in the visually impaired category.
He can, if he wins the medium distance race on Saturday, equal the record of former German skier Gerd Schönfelder, who with 16 gold medals is the most successful Paralympic athlete in history.
Her compatriot Natalie Wilkie was a gold medalist in the standing category.
For its part, the host country continues its harvest with four new charms including two titles on Wednesday in the seated category.
On the men's side, Zheng Peng won his second gold medal in Beijing, as did his compatriot Yang Hongqiong.
The tricolor flag bearer Benjamin Daviet took his revenge on a complicated start to the Games by being crowned in the standing category.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
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Visually impaired men's free sprint
Gold: Brian McKeever (CAN)
Silver: Jake Adicoff (USA)
Bronze: Zebastian Modin (SWE)
4th: Anthony Chalencon (FRA)
Standing men's freestyle sprint
Gold: Benjamin Daviet (FRA)
Silver: Marco Maier (GER)
Bronze: Grygorii Vovchynskyi (UKR)
Men's sprint seated
Gold: Zheng Peng (CHN)
Silver: Mao Zhongwu (CHN)
Bronze: Collin Cameron (CAN)
Visually impaired women free sprint
Gold: Carina Edlinger (AUT)
Silver: Oksana Shyshkova (UKR)
Bronze: Linn Kazmaier (GER)
Standing women's free sprint
Gold: Natalie Wilkie (CAN)
Silver: Vilde Nilsen (NOR)
Bronze: Sydney Peterson (USA)
Women's sprint seated
Gold: Yang Hongqiong (CHN)
Silver: Oksana Masters (USA)
Bronze: Li Panpan (CHN)
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