Germany’s dream of another Olympic miracle ended on Tuesday in a crushing 4-0 defeat by Slovakia in the men’s ice hockey competition at the Beijing Games. Germany claimed a surprise silver at the 2018 Olympics but this time around the team went out in the play-off game for a quarter-final berth. They had earlier also lost to Canada and the United States, and the only win came against hosts China. Slovakia settled the affair through goals from Peter Cehlarik and Michal Kristof mid-way through the second period to set up a quarter-final date with the US on Wednesday. “Of course, this is a low po…