MILAN, Feb 17 : Italy’s Olympic ice hockey adventure is over after defeat to Switzerland in the men’s playoff round on Tuesday, but there was more pride than disappointment for the hosts whose goaltender Damian Clara attracted attention for some superb displays. The Italians were always up against it, a roster without an NHL player competing in a tournament filled with the elite league’s top athletes. They more than held their own despite losing to Sweden and Slovakia and, after getting steamrolled by champions Finland 11-0 in their final group game, they came out fighting against the Swiss before ultimately bowing out. “It’s a disappointment in the sense that we want to win the game because we’re competitive,” Italy captain Thomas Larkin said.  “We’re hockey players, we want to win every game. I wouldn’t say it’s a disappointment on the whole. I think I’m quite the opposite and very proud of our team tournament and what we showed with probably the smallest hockey country here, as far as the number of hockey players. “The disappointment is …