A final sliding gold and alpine ski silver on the closing day on Sunday rounded off a largely successful Beijing Winter Olympics for Germany. A final tally of 12 golds, 10 silvers and five bronze gave the nation second place in the final medal table behind Norway, who garnered a Winter Games record 16 golds and 37 medals overall. Germany’s 27 medals were less than the 31 from 2018 but more than the 19 from 2014. “The result is good for Team D. We presented ourselves well and we created enthusiasm in German sport,” German chef de mission Dirk Schimmelpfennig said. But he added: “We don’t have a…